Blogs from Centro, Cuba, Central America Caribbean - page 8

You Can Leave Your Hat On (The Bus) - Tragedy in Trinidad, Cuba Sun 01/06 - 05/06/08 I leave the hotel Paradisus just before 1pm, and arrive at the main coach terminal. I'm headed for Trinidad, a small town South East of Varadero. The terminal is crowded and noisy, and I attract unwanted attention from a pair of fat, bad-manned guys, who find me interesting because I'm English and alone. I can't work out whether these pigs are local or tourists like me. One is ginger-haired and covered in vile, greasy boils, skin like a carrot-topped pizza. He stands opposite me, sweaty and rank. The other is darker and balder, and sat down next to me. I suspect he has inclinations to molest me, and I make plans to strike first should he get too close. ... read more

hi ihr lieben, wir haben es also nach cuba geschafft! Viñales nachdem wir unser auto voruebergehend in besitz genommen haben, sind wir ins land des gruenen goldes nach viñales aufgebrochen. wiedermal etwas spaet und die sonne nicht mehr in sicht bezogen wir unsere casa particulares in der villa silvia. bei einem eiskalten mojito konnten wir auf der verand etwas abkuehlen und entspannen. um unser abendessen besser zu beschreiben, hier ein zitat aus unserem reisefuehrer: bei einem kreolisches essen haengt das fleisch bis ueber den tellerrand hinaus und die nachspeise ist suess bis zur schmerzgrenze! es gab spanferkerl mit reis und bohnen, salat, chips, einen fruechteteller und als nachspeise kokosraspeln mit zuckersirup - sehr lecker! danach rollten wir uns auf den hauptplatz und lauschten cubanischer musik. am naechsten morgen waren wir froh dass unser auto noch alle ... read more

pictures coming soon... A stressing day has arrived, because we want both to visit the two revolutionary memorials in town as well as arrive not too late in Havana. First on the menu is visiting the ‘train memorial’, the place where the last battle of the revolution found place. Here we found out that a group of less then twenty guerrillas have conquered a train with more than 200 soldiers and a lot of weapons. Two days after, Batista fled the country and the revolutionaries took over the government. Very impressing. On the other side of town is the huge Che-memorial, together with a mausoleum and a museum about Che. At least it makes me realize how dependent revolutions like these are on charismatic leaders. After visiting the souvenir shop it’s time to find transport to ... read more

At the moment I´m sitting perched on the end of the seat as it´s a bit painful to sit down, but I´ll come onto that... We are still in Trinidad. It´s such a gorgeous village that we have ended up staying here for three nights so far. Our first proper day was at the beach. The beach is gorgeous...white sand, clear blue sea, palm trees, mojitos in the shade. In the usual tradition we managed to get burnt whilst still plastering on the sun cream and sitting in the shade for most of the time. Lucikly we had planned ahead and brought some after sun so we´re pretty much alright now. After the beach, we headed to the Casa musica. This is right at the top of the hill in the village and is an outdoor ... read more

We hitched a ride in Les and Yaremis' tiny little Hyundai to Trinidad, where we enjoyed son and salsa music every night. There are lots of foreigners here, mostly European, so it felt like a backpacker sort of a place, and we had a lot of fun with new friends.... read more