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Honeymoon in Western Cuba

February 2011
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  • Havana - clean and sanitized version of Cuba for the tourists: Plaza Vieja

    Havana - clean and sanitized version of Cuba for the tourists: Plaza Vieja

  • Havana - near Plaza San Francisco

    Havana - near Plaza San Francisco

  • Centro Habana - sure, the old cars are beautiful to look at but they are so loud!

    Centro Habana - sure, the old cars are beautiful to look at but they are so loud!

  • Havana - great music at Plaza Vieja

    Havana - great music at Plaza Vieja

  • Havana - Flopsy the dog

    Havana - Flopsy the dog

  • Vinales - gorgeous view and Cuban music in the background.. what's missing? A mojito!

    Vinales - gorgeous view and Cuban music in the background.. what's missing? A mojito!

  • Vinales - our guide, Pedro, explaining the virtues of honey and his Don Juan ways....

    Vinales - our guide, Pedro, explaining the virtues of honey and his Don Juan ways....

  • Vinales - Cuevo Santo Tomas

    Vinales - Cuevo Santo Tomas

  • Vinales - Cuevo Santo Tomas - sparkly minerals in the rock

    Vinales - Cuevo Santo Tomas - sparkly minerals in the rock

  • Vinales - Cuevo Santo Tomas - our guide playing the stalactites

    Vinales - Cuevo Santo Tomas - our guide playing the stalactites

  • Vinales - Cuevo Santo Tomas tour

    Vinales - Cuevo Santo Tomas tour

  • Vinales - bus tour with our hippy friends

    Vinales - bus tour with our hippy friends

  • Vinales - view of the mogotes

    Vinales - view of the mogotes

  • Varadero - anti-American propaganda on the tv

    Varadero - anti-American propaganda on the tv

  • Havana - taxi ride in an old car

    Havana - taxi ride in an old car

  • De-icing the airplane. The night before we left, there was a big snow storm. I think we left the house at 7 and finally made it to the hotel around 10. Mostly, this was due to the fact that we got to Hespler before we remembered that we had to drop the key off at Oli's. Then, once we got back to Oli's, we couldn't get in right away as he wasn't there and didn't have his BlackBerry on him in order to buzz us in. The roads were treacherous and Sarah was freakin out a bit. We parked at an off-airport parking place (DirectFlight). The original plan was to park at the hotel, hoping that parking would be included in the room, but it turned out not to be (warning when using Hotwire). When we finally got to the Park and Fly (Direct Flight, actually), there was a shuttle there (running) but with no one in it. Finally another shuttle came and got us and was nice enough to drive us to the hotel instead of the airport but his driving was crazy given the weather, fishtailing and whatnot. I was entertained, but Sarah less so.

    De-icing the airplane. The night before we left, there was a big snow storm. I think we left the house at 7 and finally made it to the hotel around 10. Mostly, this was due to the fact that we got to Hespler before we remembered that we had to drop the key off at Oli's. Then, once we got back to Oli's, we couldn't get in right away as he wasn't there and didn't have his BlackBerry on him in order to buzz us in. The roads were treacherous and Sarah was freakin out a bit. We parked at an off-airport parking place (DirectFlight). The original plan was to park at the hotel, hoping that parking would be included in the room, but it turned out not to be (warning when using Hotwire). When we finally got to the Park and Fly (Direct Flight, actually), there was a shuttle there (running) but with no one in it. Finally another shuttle came and got us and was nice enough to drive us to the hotel instead of the airport but his driving was crazy given the weather, fishtailing and whatnot. I was entertained, but Sarah less so.

  • Sunday - Varadero - "everything" pizza at Kiki's

    Sunday - Varadero - "everything" pizza at Kiki's

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  • So here we are at Kiki's Club for lunch in Varadero. For some reason, I had thought this was near the hotel (Dos Mares), but in fact it was 40 blocks down the peninsula. Pizza here was good - I got the pizza with everything on it, which had shrimp, roast pork, lots of veggies, etc. Sarah had the margharita. Instead of basil they put some strange tough herb on top that sort of tasted like dandelion greens.

    So here we are at Kiki's Club for lunch in Varadero. For some reason, I had thought this was near the hotel (Dos Mares), but in fact it was 40 blocks down the peninsula. Pizza here was good - I got the pizza with everything on it, which had shrimp, roast pork, lots of veggies, etc. Sarah had the margharita. Instead of basil they put some strange tough herb on top that sort of tasted like dandelion greens.

  • There was a kid catching crabs in the channel. Tourists kept coming up to him for pictures and giving him change in exchange. It's like they've never seen a kid fishing before. I bet he was just catching and releasing so that he could collect donations all day ;)

    There was a kid catching crabs in the channel. Tourists kept coming up to him for pictures and giving him change in exchange. It's like they've never seen a kid fishing before. I bet he was just catching and releasing so that he could collect donations all day ;)

  • People were jumping off of the bridge.

    People were jumping off of the bridge.

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    So here we are at Kiki's Club for lunch in Varadero. For some reason, I had thought this was near the hotel (Dos Mares), but in fact it was 40 blocks down the peninsula. Pizza here was good - I got the pizza with everything on it, which had shrimp, roast pork, lots of veggies, etc. Sarah had the margharita. Instead of basil they put some strange tough herb on top that sort of tasted like dandelion greens.
    There was a kid catching crabs in the channel. Tourists kept coming up to him for pictures and giving him change in exchange. It's like they've never seen a kid fishing before. I bet he was just catching and releasing so that he could collect donations all day ;)
    People were jumping off of the bridge.