| Home | Walking the Neighborhood - Havana Vieja (Old Havana) |
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It's virtually a cliche to point out that Cuba is a land of contrasts Crumbling sidewalks and buildings... |
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...but with pockets of elegance and much fine art As in this bar in Habana Vieja |
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Not to mention this orchestra, playing more for the hoi polloi than for the elites Doing what it takes to keep the family together... |
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...as are these folks at the local water distribution point |
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As Liv and I emerged from a restaurant one evening, we were approached by Luz, who pointed to our bag of food we'd thought would next day's lunch We cheerfully gave it to her |
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Another day, lunch found us at an open-air restaurant facing on Cathedral Square |
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with Santeria priestesses (I think) dispensing wisdom at the next table |
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And not far away, Plaza Vieja |
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Along the way we strolled by El Capitolio, the former seat of Cuba's government; now home to the Cuban Academy of Sciences |
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and through some narrow streets |
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with vendors serving up great-looking veggies (all organic?) |
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and another |
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while along the Prado (pedestrian promenade), young bucks sport the latest coiffures |
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