Blogs from Trinidad, Centro, Cuba, Central America Caribbean - page 2

Tuesday 12thJanuary 2016 A Russian jeep took us up into the hills surrounding Trinidad where we enjoyed great views over the Caribbean coast. Next was a visit to a museum of coffee which in reality was nothing more than a few old piccies in a garden shed, where we saw how the Cubans used to dry, roast and grind coffee and then sampled some – good job Roger had already explained this otherwise we would have been lost. We then had a gentle hike through a coffee plantation and on to a waterfall and pool where a group of German tourists were swimming and making a lot of noise. The Waylors don’t do noisy tourists so on we walked through peaceful and beautiful forests to our chicken lunch and back home for shopping in the market. ... read more

Trinidad: Old World Charm There was a crocodile farm called Criadero de Cocodrilo, just opposite where we had parked our rental before hopping on the boat to Boca de Guamá. And now, on our way out, we stopped for a while in part, we admit, to take a gander at where last night's dinner had come from. There were over 5000 crocs here, from tiny whippersnappers to 20-foot man-eaters. Fifty percent are released in the wild by age 8 and the others kept for breeding, display and food. Ty boy-handled a croc his age and we dodged an offer of a croc-burger, probably because we had just 'bonded' with the creatures. Further up the road we spotted a primary school and we stopped. Prior to our departure, we had bought a decent supply of pens, pencils, ... read more

Geo: 21.8, -79.98 GÜN 11 GÜNLERDEN PAZAR: Öğlene doğru Trinidad'a vardık .. Gitmek istediğimiz mekana gidemiyoruz ....zira bir noktadan sonra şehir merkezine giden yollar kapanıyor ve araca izin vermiyorlar .. Eşyaları evlere sürükleyemeyeceğimize göre .. Yol üstü bir ev bulmak, bize daha pratik geldi. Sağolsun Vidal ,derhal devreye girdi ve bize uygun bir ev buldu. Kendine bizden daha ucuz bir ev bulmuş... mal sahibesini göstererek . "Bu gece onunla yatacağım" diye nezih ve net açıklamalar yapabiliyor . Latin'lerin seks mizahı anlayışları, bizden çok farklı doğrusu. Zira Kadın da gülüyor … Eşyaları bırakıp yemeğe çıktık . Mal sahibemiz, bize yakında bir restoranı salık verdi. Bulduk… Guitarra Mia ( yani benim Gitarım ) adlı bir restoran Gitarla bozmuşlar .. Gelen çorbanın üzerine bile bir gitar kondurmuşlar.. Doğrusu Cuba yemeklerinden... read more

Geo: 21.8, -79.98Vandaag laten we de auto langs de kant van de weg staan. Trinidad is een mooi authentiek koloniaal stadje. Het is daarop ook UNESCO werelderfgoed. Het oude centrum is verkeersvrij en heeft allemaal straatjes met kasseien en gekleurde huisjes, gezellige pleintjes en overal muziek natuurlijk. De foto's spreken voor zich.We hebben ons ook een stukje laten rondrijden op een driewieler, dat moesten we toch eens meegemaakt hebben. Het hotel Iberostar Grand Trinidad is top en het eten is bijzonder lekker hier.... read more

Geo: 21.8, -79.98Have you ever had a desire to experience Colonial Spain but your time machine was in the shop? Trinidad, Cuba, a UNESCO World Heritage site might just bring out your inner Spanish Conquistador. For the non Veradaro/Holguin beach crowd, Trinidad is the second most important stop in Cuba after Havana. And rightly so. Preserving, restoring, and promoting Trinidad actually predates Castro and his band of not-so-merry men. Batiste recognized the historic and tourism value of the city and supported restoration efforts. After a long pause, the Cuban government, realizing the hard currency value of tourism, and with the support of UNESCO dollars, has restarted restoration efforts. The result is a very attractive town centre that eliminates the need for much imagination in order to envision a time in which the Spanish empire had outposts ... read more