SANTIAGO DE CUBA


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Published: May 5th 2012
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3.5.2012

We arrived Santiago de Cuba, no problems, flight was about one and half hours, though the plane wasn't great got here safely. It is quite hot here 3-4 degrees hotter than Havana and a bit more humid, countryside quite hilly around Santiago de Cuba. Hotel is very clean and comfortable, all built I reckon in the 50's then JUST maintained from there, all hotels are state run and most of the restaurants are too! Very hard to find decent restaurants down here. Spent arvo visiting museums etc all very interesting. After dinner watched a baseball game with our guide JJ, a few rums later retired for the night.

4.5.2012

Went to visit very museum to do with revolution, also had a tour of a cigar factory, no bags, cameras etc allowed in the factory. Santiago de Cuba seems very musical with guitar players and dancers everywhere in restaurants and on streets. Had a couple of hours in the arvo to have a swim (yes this place has a pool, a concrete one very 50's), then to sunset at an old fort on the cliffs a few ks out of town where they have a ceremony each night
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Sunset ceremony with cannon firing at the Fort
the scenery was magnificent, then out for dinner to a private restaurant that JJ found for us but not great. We have a 5 hour drive tomorrow stopping at a few places along the way and no internet for the next day or 2.


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SANTIAGO de CUBASANTIAGO de CUBA
SANTIAGO de CUBA

Locked out of our room, took 4 people to get us in. Not much works in Cuba :-)
SANTIAGO de CUBASANTIAGO de CUBA
SANTIAGO de CUBA

In Cuba there are many Heroes and Cubans love their monuments. There is one in every town


5th May 2012

enjoy
im up having a coffee reg cooking bacon lovely day kris is up at wepia working on good money wont be home until august sounds like you both having a good time xxx

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