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Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Cienfuegos February 12th 2009

Hallo Liebe Leute Ich werde neu meine Berichte in Schriftdeutsch verfassen, dass ist einerseits etwas einfacher, da es hier bekanntlich keine ae,ue,oe gibt und dann hab ich halt doch schon 1-2 Leute kennengelernt, die mit dem Schweizerdeutsch dann doch etwas muehe haben. Nachdem ich von Vinales und Las Terrazas zuerueck gekommen bin, habe ich nochmals 1 Tag in der Schule verbracht und bin dann mit einige anderen Schuelern und dem Schulleiter weiter gereist. In Santa Clara (der Heimatstadt des Schulleiters) waren wir an einem Basball spiel. Und einmal haben wir das pfeiffen des Balles ziemlich gut gehoert...haette nicht viel gefehlt und es waehre jemand k.o. gegagen. Vor dem Spiel haben wir in der Hotellobby einen sehr bekannten Baseballspieler getroffen und gleich noch einen paar Fotos machen koennen. Ich besitzte nun also ein Foto mit einem Olympiasieger ... read more
Trinidad
Santa Clara
Cienfuegos

Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Cienfuegos July 13th 2008

Wow...it has been a while since I have had the chance to write. Many reasons...mostly just too busy and internet is only available in the state sponsored (everything here is state sponsored) Communications office in the larger, more touristy towns. I spent some of last week in towns with no tourists...so there was no internet. I have had so many amazing experiences in the last week...impossible to remember or acceptably/accurately recount them all. But I will try. :) The smaller and more isolated town of Baracoa on the far South/East side of the island has been my favorite place so far. From the moment our tourist bus descended into the small coastal town down on the winding, mountainous road...just beautiful moment. At one moment I saw turquoise water, mountains of palm forests blowing in the breeze, ... read more
adorable puppy
house on the road to Baracoa
my street in Baracoa

Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Cienfuegos March 21st 2008

We caught the tourist bus to Cienfuegos, since we're not allowed to take the local buses between provinces, and the organized hitch-hiking system all the Cubans use is forbidden for foreigners.... read more
The boat to Castillo de Jagua
Castillo de Jagua
Waiting for the return boat

Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Cienfuegos March 12th 2008

We’d enjoyed five fantastic days in Habana and our aim now was to get out and see more of the island. This, however, didn’t prove as easy as we’d assumed and numerous obstacles limited how much travelling we could actually do. Arranging transfers and accommodation turned out to be a real eye opener in terms of how this country operates - or, in many cases, doesn’t operate. Where to start? Initially, we were going to hire a car to get around but quickly dropped this as an option for a number of reasons. Firstly, it is expensive and costs around £50 a day for a reasonably poor vehicle; bearing in mind it would sit unused on the days we based ourselves in a location for a while this didn’t make financial sense. Secondly, although you can ... read more
On The Road
Casa Particulars
The Cuban Trinidad

Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Cienfuegos December 15th 2007

After three attempts at leaving Havana I managed to get a bus out to the Bay of Pigs. The first two attempts by train failed - there´s an electric train that goes four times a day that I just missed because I got an eye infection and had to go on a mission to find antibiotic eye drops (it´s better now), the regular train turned out to be a major mission in itself - I'd never have found the ticket office if a Swedish journalist hadn't spotted me looking puzzled in the station and helped me find the office in a separate building 10 min walk away... The first train they could get me on was at 9pm, and I didn't fancy arriving in Matanzas at midnight (or later, since the trains are a bit sketchy), ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Cienfuegos July 16th 2007

Cienfuegos We left Havana about 8.30am driving southeast on Cuba’s main arterial road, the Autopista Nacional. This flat, straight six-lane highway was built in the dying days of Soviet aid and much of it is as unfinished today as it was when the Soviets pulled the plug in the late 1980’s. There is hardly a town or even village to be seen, and for the first hundred kilometers hardly any agriculture either - just bushy scrubland. We made a pit stop just before Jaguey Grande to stretch our legs and recharge ourselves on coffee (coffee and mojitos are by far the best fare that Cuba has to offer), and then headed south on a smaller road through Australia (sic), where Castro had his headquarters in a sugar mill when directing the url=http://www.jf... read more
View from the roof bar of the Union Hotel
Night view over Parque Jose Marti
Palacio de Gobierno




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