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August 5th 2005

Published: April 10th 2006

The only place in the world where I've seen a stretch limousine lada and a bus that looks like a lorry! And what are those peapod-like things that masquerade as taxis? A strange land indeed! My (Gerry's) sister, Ruth, joined us for a 2 week holiday on this the last leg of our round-the-world trip. Ruth had arrived earlier in the day and was already at our lodgings (casa particular) when we tur... Read Full Entry

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Gerry and Denise Aitken

Gerry and Denise

Gerry is an Independent Reviewing Officer of children in care in Kent, England. Denise also works with children and in training. From 1st October 2004 we started travelling around the world for a year, first stop India, then SE Asia and on into Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. Back to London after a stop in Los Angeles and then off to Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala and up to Cuba. In November 2005 Gerry went to Uganda in East Africa for 6 months to work with some old friends who run a project called 'Uganda Family Resource Link' working with childre... full info

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Lorrybus and Lada limousine taxi!

Apartment block

Malecon

The Malecon is the long road that runs alongside the sea at the edge of Havana.

Cuban Missile Crisis!

Outside the Museo de la Revolucion

Museo de la Ciudad

Museo de la Revolucion

Old and new houses

Old car and house

Old car on Malecon

The Malecon is the long road that runs alongside the sea at the edge of Havana.

Old Mercury

Spot the dog doing its business in the middle of the road!

Old red car and Hotel Nacional

Our casa particular

Just behind the tree. There were some beautiful old houses round about.

Outside Museo de la Revolucion

Spot the double bass

In the Old Town

From our apartment 10 floors up overlooking the Old Town.

Trumpeter on the Malecon

The Malecon is the long road that runs alongside the sea at the edge of Havana.

Universidad de la Habana

Where Castro studied law

Old car and statue

Heradura Hotel, Varadero

31st December 2006

VINICIO
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WHERE IS THE APARTMENT?
WHERE IS LOCATED THE APARTMENT THAT U RENTED?

31st December 2006

VINICIO
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APARTMENT
PLEASE, IF U COULD ASK ME THE QUESTION ABOUT THE APARTMEN, I´LL BE GRATEFUL

4th January 2007

Gerry and Denise
Gerry and Denise Aitken

Location of apartment
I'm sorry I do not remember the address of the apartment. Gerry

23rd November 2008

Hans Bartenstein
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Camilo Cienfuegos
The uniformed man beside Che Guevara is Camilo Cienfuegos, one of the commanders of the rebel army of Fidel Castro. He disappeared shortly after Castro's victory under unclear circumstances. They say he died in a plane crash but his body was never found.

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