If you are blind, use a wheelchair, or are unsteady on your feet and heading to Havana, TURN BACK NOW! Havana may be one of the most beautiful cities in the world but its footpaths are like an army assualt course, and a very dangerous one at that. A mine field would be no hassle to us anymore. The first few days in Havana were spent looking at our feet and warning each other..."Mind that hole", "Careful there", "God that´s dangerous", "Hole!", "Careful", "Dog poo", "Watch Out", "Good god", "Hole", "Poo"...and I could go on. Some holes even had rusty bars sticking out, ready to rupture someone´s leg. Or maybe there were cunning traps for mojito-drunk tourists at night?! In Vedado, because all the streets are lined with old trees, the strong roots have now lifted
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