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October 25th 2018

Published: May 27th 2022

At 7:30 in the morning on Thursday, we looked out of our cabin window to find Carnival Paradise gliding past Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña. The fortifications looming above the ship indicated we had entered Havana harbour! Cuba! It had been difficult for Americans to visit here since the imposition of the embargo in 1961. Now we would see at least Havana first hand. The ship docked at Sie... Read Full Entry

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Andrew Lisowski

AndrewHL

"I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list." I've traveled for a long time and have many memories of places and people. I enjoy travel, especially to new places I haven't seen before. Every journey, whether brief or extended, provides the opportunity for a new experience or a different way to see things. I like travel photography, too, and always have my camera with me. I look to the "4Hs of Tourism" as a guide when traveling: understanding the Habitat; Heritage; History and Handicrafts. Member of the TravBuddy travel blogging community from 2007 until its demise in 2018. [world... full info

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Cristo de La Habana

Cristo de La Habana - Christ of Havana. Installed in December 1958. Marble sculpture by Jilma Madera. DSC_0280

Church in Barrio Casablanca

Church in the Casablanca neighborhood. While adhering to Spanish Colonial Revival style, or perhaps older, the roof is corrugated metal painted to resemble tile. DSC_0293p1

Seminario San Carlos y San Ambrosio

Seminario San Carlos y San Ambrosio Real y Conciliar Colegio Seminario de San Carlos. Founded in 1689 as a Jesuit school for boys. Became a Council Seminary in 1768. The Baroque façade was added only in 1950. DSC_0298

Carriage in La Habana Vieja

Carriage in La Habana Vieja DSC_0300

La Bodeguita del Medio

La Bodeguita del Medio. Established in 1942. The bar lays claim to being the home of the Mojito. Empedrado 207. DSC_0321p2

Catedral de San Cristóbal

Catedral de San Cristóbal - Havana Cathedral. Completed by the Franciscans in 1789 following the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1767. Renamed Catedral de San Cristóbal de la Habana in 1796. Plaza de la Catedral. "...Cathedral Square with the Cathedral (Catedral de la Virgen María de Concepción), a large edifice built by the Jesuits in 1724, with a central dome and two towers flanking the façade".--Baedeker 1908. Part of the Old Havana and its Fortification System UNESCO World Heritage site. Inscribed in 1892. IMG_6802

Casa del Conde de Casa Bayona

"This house dates from the 17th century and with its privileged location in front of the Cathedral offers the possibility of appreciating in it one of the most elegantly proportioned facades of Cuban colonial architecture". Plaza de la Catedral. Part of the Old Havana and its Fortification System UNESCO World Heritage site. Inscribed in 1892. DSC_0305

Plaza de la Catedral

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Casa del Marqués de Aguas Claras

"Its construction dates back to the 18th century, in the middle of this century it belonged to Don Sebástian Peñalver y Angulo, a lawyer, alderman and mayor who started it in 1751. ... Construction was completed around 1775, when it belonged to Don Antonio Ponce de Leon, the first Marqués de Aguas Claras, who inhabited it at the beginning of the 19th century". Adaptive reuse as a restaurant. Plaza de la Catedral. Part of the Old Havana and its Fortification System UNESCO World Heritage site. Inscribed in 1892. DSC_0309p1

Palacio del Conde Lombillo

Adaptive reuse as Oficina del Historiador de la Ciudad. Plaza de la Catedral. Part of the Old Havana and its Fortification System UNESCO World Heritage site. Inscribed in 1892. DSC_0306

Palacio del Conde Lombillo

Adaptive reuse as Oficina del Historiador de la Ciudad. Plaza de la Catedral. Part of the Old Havana and its Fortification System UNESCO World Heritage site. Inscribed in 1892. DSC_0315

Decoration at Fonda Al Pirata

Decoration at Fonda Al Pirata ice cream shop. IMG_6818

Balconies in Calle San Ignacio

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Pope John Paul II

Statue of Pope John Paul II at Seminario San Carlos y San Ambrosio. IMG_6826

Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco de Asís

Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco de Asís, Built in 1580-1591 and rebuilt in 1730. Plaza de San Francisco. Part of the Old Havana and its Fortification System UNESCO World Heritage site. Inscribed in 1892. DSC_0337

Launcha

La Habana harbour ferry. (Called a launcha or launchita). Ferries provide service from the Port of Havana to Casablanca and Regla across the Bahía de La Habana. DSC_1062p1

Basilica Menor de San Francisco de Asis

Bell tower of Basilica Menor de San Francisco de Asis and La Habana Vieja at night. Part of the Old Havana and its Fortification System UNESCO World Heritage site. Inscribed in 1892. DSC_0372