Our first impression of Havana was one of faded glory - a beautiful colonial city with an abundance of restored and crumbling buildings. As we strolled around the old city, everywhere you looked there were brightly-painted vintage cars and brightly coloured ‘larger ladies’ with huge cigars in their mouth. In addition on every street corner you could hear the vibrant sounds of salsa and street music. Truly a fascinating, unique city. On our way to Trinidad we visited the 'Bay of Pigs', site of a US-supported attack by Cuban exiles which failed to overthrow the Communist regime in 1961. As we wandered around the cobbled streets of this well preserved colonial town we visited a ‘Bodega’, where the local Cubans use their ration books to buy the bare essentials such as rice, sugar, flour and (of
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