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Las razones, balcones y la muy interesante arquitectura
están en un estado de preparación que es la frontera.
Y en este lugar, los habitantes no tienen la sensación
de no tener la sensación de restaurar los edificios antiguos a su gloria.
Estamos bienvenidos a nuestra Casa Particular de Norma.
Los sonidos no hicieron el puerto estado de la acomodación en Abana Centro.
Era espacioso, como tuvimos la utilidad de un plato.
Y no hay duda de que los habitantes
hicieran lo mucho que pudieran en las circunstancias.
Hemos tenido un desplazamiento, un edificio, un barrio,
y un edificio malo.
El problema principal fue que no hubo las puertas abiertas
en el exterior.
No hay un edificio como este de nuestra casa.
Nuestros habitantes, como el taxi driver,
nos informaron de seguridad en las estrellas.
Esto arriesgó un poco de estrés.
Pero en el final, no sentimos que no hubo ningún problema de seguridad.
Hemos tenido unos 10 minutos de desplazamiento
desde Abana Vieira,
y nuestra percepción de la situación cambió dramaticamente.
Hay, por supuesto, un gran número de monumentos históricos aquí.
Hay docentes de palaces,
muestras de un puerto coloniado
dentro de la distancia.
La parte histórica de la capital ha sido
un gran efecto, especialmente comparada
con el de Abana Centro.
Las construcciones han sido restauradas,
las estrellas son nuevamente pavidas,
y los miembros de los visitantes llaman las estrellas.
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la Ιωσιά
la Ιωσιά
la Ιωσιά
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Hay una estatua muy bonita de San Chopa
como un tributo a Cervantes y un par de
droguerías que han sido convertidas en museos.
Y un museo de la revolución, por supuesto.
No debo olvidar restaurantes, barras de Obispo,
y, por supuesto, músicos versatiles a cada 20 metros o más.
Como no utilizan los speakers,
visitantes pueden cantar de un sonido de música a el siguiente
en el modo más confortable.
Parece que muchas personas famosas
venían a Cuba como venían sus nombres aquí y ahí,
pero la primera que se encuentra en todo el mundo,
la más famosa de ellos es, sin duda,
la de Hemingway.
Y en Obispo,
había incluso cubierto un full floor
de los Ambos Mondos.
Y puedes encontrar una foto de Hemingway
en el mundo ahí,
que siempre se asocian a todo el hombre
y la sea.
Pero,
Abana Vieira
encompasses la cuintesina de Cuba.
Todo es aquí.
Las tradiciones altas,
la heredad colonial,
el modernismo acercándose
a la ciudad de los turistas
y a la población local.
Y luego,
a las cuartas históricas muy impresivas,
aproximamos el Palacio de los Marqueses de Arcos
y viajamos a este palacio magnífico.
Entonces,
un lado no esperado nos acercó
cuando emergimos en el otro lado
de la Catedral San Cristóbal.
Estuvimos bien sorprendidos
por la simplicidad de la interior
y de la glacia de la estación.
La planda de la Catedral
fue para mí enganchada
por la lacka de ostentación de las decoraciones.
Opposidad de la Catedral,
vimos una construcción relativamente moda
construida en el 1720
y la construcción de la Catedral.
Era, de hecho,
uno de los primeros ejemplos
de la arquitectura doméstica colonial.
Justo detrás,
a la izquierda,
es una domina roja
que corresponde
a la edificio Santo Domingo.
Estuvimos construido en un lado
debido a los dominicanos en 1515
donde se estableció
la primera misión religiosa
en la isla.
Y,
de hecho,
la Catedral de los Marqueses
fue la primera misión religiosa
en la isla.
Pero luego,
cruzamos el cuadro
y entramos en el museo colonial
para descubrir un corte impresivo.
Hay espacios en dos flores
en los cuatro lados del cuadro
arreglando algunos ejemplos hermosos.
La Catedral de los Marqueses
Me gustan especialmente
los abanicos,
los fanáticos
usados por las mujeres
de las clases de ruido
para desplazarse
o, a veces,
proteger su virtud.
Los fanáticos,
o al menos de su forma,
inspiran los cubanos
para usar estos
para controlar el tamaño
del sol
que viene a sus casas.
La noche fue, por supuesto,
bienvenida,
pero no mucho el calor.
Los resultados están estando.
Pero nuestro viaje a Cuba
no hubiera sido lo mismo
sin el bienvenido
para que Lita
y Ronny nos ayuden.
Ellos nos dieron a su casa
en el centro de Suárez,
en su cuarta,
y les mostró
lo que se hicieron
por un número de años.
Tiene mucho tiempo
para hacer cosas en Cuba,
porque es muy difícil
encontrar materiales de construcción.
Pero Ronny se retorna
y ahora es el tiempo
y los pacientes
para buscar
las partes necesarias.
En cada lado
de la longa corrida
tienen un número
de rupturas
que han redecorado
en un estilo cubano tradicional.
Llegamos a los terres
en el fondo
y más allá
en el cuartillo de la corrida.
Sampleamos
el número de cuartillas
típicas
bajo el color de las mangas.
Especialmente
me gusta el famoso
tostones
hecho de plantaín.
Raquelita
tomó la comida
alrededor de Santo Suárez
y tomó
muy pocas casas
que están renovadas.
Metimos algunos de sus amigos
en la calle
incluyendo mujeres
de la misma generación
como Fidel Castro.
Raquelita was
particularly proud
of the puppet theater
where thousands of children
are taken
to see the numerous shows.
She also performs here.
And here she is posing
by one of the
classic camps
of the 40s and 50s
which not only
stayed in the tourist
areas of the town.
And Raquelita
drove us around
and we experienced
first hand
one of the subsidized markets
where the people
of Havana go shopping.
The Mercado
Plaza del Cerro.
The products are locally grown
and paid for in Cuban pesos
that are worth
24 times less
than the convertible currency
used by tourists.
But the selection of products
is limited
and of course
you only find
what is in season
which of course
is a massive thing.
To crown it all
we had a late lunch
at the San Cristóbal Paladar
where the food was excellent.
It turned out
that President Obama
had a meal then
on the 21st of March 2016.
The service was highly professional
and courteous
and we had the privilege
of being offered
a cigar
and a drum
on the house.
The rum was named after
Edmundo Dantes
the famed Count of Monte Cristo
created by Alexandre Dumas
whose grandmother
was a native
of nearby Haiti.
On the following day
we went for a long walk
along the Malecon.
This is an amazing road
along the sea front
with beautiful views
on one side
and rather decrepit buildings
on the other
waiting to be restored.
And of course
a number of vintage cars
and other means of transport
can be spotted here.
The Malecon
is a favorite
an ideal location
for jogging
or even
for your waiting photographs.
Walking towards the east
we reached
the historical part
of the Malecon.
A number of fortifications
were built
over the centuries
to defend
the entrance
to the port of Havana.
On the south side
of the port's entrance
are the restored
remains
of the Castillo de la Punta.
On the north side
stands an even bigger fort
El Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro.
Fortunately
the name has been shortened
to El Castillo del Morro.
Even though
a chain had been added
between the two forts
the defenses were broken.
A fortress
was then added
to reinforce
the first line of defenses.
Again it was built
on the north side
of the estuary.
This is the Fortaleza
de San Carlos de la Cavana.
At the far end
of the Malecon
we reached
the Castillo de la Real Fuerza
which is the oldest fort
built in Cuba
between 1558
and 1577.
The castle was turned
into a museum
in 1959
and restored
in 2008.
Some of the cannons
used for its defense
are exhibited
outside the walls.
The building itself
is based on a square
with four pastions
at its corners.
Safety was also reinforced
by a water filled moat
on the day we visited it.
I was delighted by that
as more often than not
moats have been empty
on the numerous occasions
I have visited
medieval castles.
And it also has
a drawbridge.
The governor
lived on the top floor
and in 1630
an additional floor
was added to the tower.
Then a bronze statue
called la Reraldía
was erected
on top of the tower.
The castle has been
very well restored
and I enjoyed walking
on the top of the ramparts.
There are some splendid views
from this vantage point.
The Christ of Havana
for starters.
The harbor entrance
with the fortress
in the background
as well as the Del Morro castle
and its lighthouse.
Further east
and even more protected
the commercial harbor
with a navy vessel
and typical tanks
in the background.
We then went inside
some of the rooms
to do some catching up
on our history.
I found the rooms
dedicated to
Christopher Columbus
especially interesting.
Christopher Columbus
convinced Isabella
of Castile
and Ferdinand of Aragon
that going west
to reach China
would be much shorter
than the traditional
eastern route.
He set off
on his trip
in August 1492
on board three vessels.
The Santa Maria
the Pinta
and the Ninja.
He had convinced
the Queen
and the King
to finance his voyage
of discovery
by promising great returns.
The crossing
of the Atlantic
was twice as long
as he had anticipated
and he did not
find Cathay.
Instead of China
he landed on the Bahamas
after sailing
for 36 days.
He then reached Cuba
en octubre 1492
landing somewhere
green and pleasant
like these places
but a bit further
to the south east
and claim the island
for Spain.
We also experienced Havana
from the top deck
of a double-decker bus.
It is an ideal way
to see quite a bit
of the town
and some of its main
sites.
The Capitolio
erected in 1929
was modeled
on the Washington original
but the dome
is even taller.
It is being restored
and will become
once again
the seat of government.
This modernist building
was built in 1985
as a political statement
by the USSR
and is still
the Russian Embassy.
The Thirco Nacional de Cuba
has its permanent base here.
And we saw large numbers
of derelict estates
with old-fashioned water tanks
on their roofs.
There are also some modern ones
with solar water heaters, for example.
The advantage of the upper deck
on the bus
is that you can see
coconuts at high level.
A site I had never experienced before.
We also had a look
at another market
selling locally grown produce.
Private enterprise
is now allowed
as witnessed
by the stand
at the court
of this private dwelling.
On the way
we spotted
a number of revolutionary slogans
even before we arrived
on Revolution Square.
You will no doubt
recognize the faces
of the two men
who started the revolution
and established
a new form of government
in Cuba in 1959.
But on this square
there is also a statue
to the memory of the man
who is considered
the father of the Cuban independence
which happened in 1901.
His name is
José Mati.
There are many statues
of José Mati in Havana,
including one
on the central square.
His comrades,
both men
and women,
are not forgotten.
He was a journalist,
a writer
and a poet
and he was the one
who inspired
the Cubans
to fight off
the colonial power.
He died on the battlefield
but within a few years
Spain was defeated
and Cuba
became an independent country.
Behind the statue of Mati
the Hotel Inglaterra
was beckoning.
We had a look
at the dining room
and decided to have lunch there.
Then we went to the top
of the hotel
and I took another picture
of the statue
in the middle of the square
from the back this time.
On the north side
of the square
is a beautiful hotel
aptly called
Hotel Parque Central.
And on the east side
this beautiful building
is the Centro Asturiano
which houses
the International Art Collection of Cuba.
We got up early
on Saturday,
the 26th of November 2016
and the first thing
the landlady told us
when we met
was that Fidel Castro
had died during the night.
Leaving the capital
we started to spot flags
at half mast.
We were on our way
to Varadero
for a few days rest.
On the way back
we drove through Matanzas
where the cortege
carrying the ashes
of the leader Maximo
would pass a few hours later.
The traffic was diverted
and we therefore had a glimpse
of the population
gathering
to pay their respects
to the man
who had changed their lives
and ruled the country
for over 50 years.
School children
were leaving their classrooms
on their way
to the main road.
I'm wondering
what the future holds
in store for them in Cuba.
We stopped on the road
between Havana
and Valadero
to admire
the highest bridge in Cuba.
Along the way
it was very interesting
to spot
a number of industrial installations
drilling for oil
and gas
as can be seen
in this field.
All power stations
burning fuel oil
or coal.
However in Cuba
they are starting to use gas
as well
in some power stations.
I hope you will forgive
the artistic license
I have used
photoshopping this picture
but this is a possible vision
of the future
if we carry on
burning fossil fuels
at the same rate
as we do today.
And our driver
pointed out
a rum distillery
but we did not stop.
We stayed at a resort
called Memories Valadero.
As it was the beginning
of the season
it was pretty quiet
and we had the beach
to ourselves.
Y será fuera una declaración de amor
Romántica sin reparar en formas tales
Que pongan freno a lo que siento
a las raudades
Te amo
Te amo
Te amo
We had chosen this location
as it was
within walking distance
an ecological park.
The trail was relatively easy
to follow
and we only met
very few tourists
so it was easy
to imagine
we were in the middle
of a jungle
and nothing
to be frightened about.
Very soon we discovered
a termite mound
and I was delighted
to be able to see one
from so close
as I had not experienced
that for over 60 years.
Termites lead
an organized life
like ants and bees.
They live on wood
and other vegetable fragments
and also have predators
to fight off
such as birds
and lizards
and construct
real fortresses
to defend themselves.
Then we search
for some caves
not too deep
not too cold
not too damp
but there must be
in a humidity sometimes
as witnessed
by the stalagmites
and the stalactites
you can see here.
Suddenly we stopped
in our tracks
when we discovered
what had happened
to a visitor
who came here
about 2,000 years ago.
And then we were fazed
by a monster.
We took a step back
and realized
he was not quite as big
as we first thought.
We were back on the trail
amongst the familiar cacti.
The trail ended
on the sign telling us
to get back.
We still had to see
the giant cactus
supposed to be
500 years old.
Well, we could not miss that
as we had seen signs
telling us it was a must.
So here it is.
But we need to finish
with a few shots
to take us down memory lane.
Back to a time
when vehicles
were not run by computers.
And then finally
Ay, bienvenido.
Voy caminando con la pila caramba para coger ese pre.
La, la, la, la.
Que ya era.
Ay, bienvenido.
Y si tú quieres amigo mío ahora mismo, mira,
puede cogerlo también.
Oh, oh, oh.
Oye Celia, mira que rico mami.
Ay, bienvenido.
Ay, bienvenido.
Cat.
Ay, bienvenido.
Ay, bienvenido.
Ay, bienvenido.
Y si tú quieres amigo mío ahora mismo, mira,
puede cogerlo también.
Ay, bienvenido.
Ay, bienvenido.
Ay, bienvenido.
Ay, bienvenido.
Ay, bienvenido.
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