A varied picture
Friday, 9:00 am I have some catching up to do. Sorry I haven’t had a chance to blog since Wednesday morning, but we’ve been on the go a lot and it’s been exhausting. Today is our last day in Havana, and … Continued
Am I drunk, or do they have chandeliers on their heads?
Wednesday, 9:00 am The answer to this question, posed last night by my friend Cathy, is below. But before I write about the really important stuff, here’s a rundown of yesterday’s sightseeing. Market Our first stop yesterday morning was at a market … Continued
Intro to Havana
Tuesday, 8:00 am Tour Yesterday part-bus and part-walking tour made for an excellent first day in Havana. Our guide, Felix, is a fount of information. So much information, in fact, that, interesting as it was, sometimes I just had to tune … Continued
Excited and Enchanted…
Monday, 8:00 am I started out planning this trip to Cuba feeling excited. It always seemed like one of those forbidden, exotic places I’d never get to visit. So when I learned about this tour, I jumped on the opportunity. And … Continued
My Cuba Itinerary
Just a week from tomorrow I’ll be on my way to Cuba! On my first trip to Europe in 1989 I went to Hungary, which was still behind the Iron Curtain. This trip feels like that.