Monday, July 12, 2010

May 2010: Cuba - Trinidad

Museo Romantico: bathroom

Museo Romantico: WC

Museo Romantico: bathroom

Museo Romantico: sitting room

Museo Romantico: a bedroom

Sugar plantations seen from the Torre de Manaca Iznaga

Valle de los Ingenios with the Escambray mountains in the background


Bookshop



Plaza Mayor


View south towards Trinidad and the Caribbean sea


a very old Ford

trip on this military jeep at the Salto de Caburni

Tocororo (Cuban trogon), Cuba's national bird

swam here :-)



Helen from Winterthur

looking through a classroom window



school children on their break



the streets of Trinidad


Trinidad at sunset


salsa dancing at the Casa de la Musica


This was the best band of all; playing at the backyard of a home





the streets of Trinidad at midnight

Saturday, July 10, 2010

May 2010: Cuba - Santa Clara

Che



 at the Monumento a la Toma del Tren Blindado








Wednesday, July 07, 2010

May 2010: Cuba - La Havana



Next to the Greek Orthodox church

In Mother Teresa's gardens
  

University of Havana

Plaza de la Revolucion and the monument of Jose Marti


Sunset at the Malecon





Statue at parque el Christo

Coco taxi


Cubans finally are driving decent cars...


imported from Mexico


view towards Castillia de la Punta


In Princess Diana's gardens




pissing is not allowed on the grass... (can doggies read this?)


John Lennon (his specs were stolen)


Hotel Nacional of Cuba

National Theatre at parque Central


Fortune teller at the cathedral square


They played Greek instead of Cuban music

street dancers