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Day 9

Kris' birthday in Havana, Cuba! Awesome day tours and a night at the Tropicana!

Nun

I think the nun symbolizes martyrdom.
Irma

Irma was our guide inside the Necropolis Cristobal Colon. She was talking so fast that there was no time to take notes and she had…
Tomb house

She told us the story of this tomb/house. It was warm that day. You can see everyone is standing in the shade.
Main chapel

The main chapel is in the center of the cemetery.
Marble

It was just a sea of marble.
Pretty

It was quite pretty and sad, of course. Also, interesting. I really didn't know there was so much symbolism in cemeteries. Our gui…
More tombs

The tombs that were replicas of their houses were really neat!
La Milagrosa (The Miraculous One)

Señora Amelia Goyri died while giving birth on May 3, 1901. For many years after her death, her heartbroken husband visited the gr…
Worshippers

There were several people there, asking for prayers, while our guide was telling us La Milagrosa's tale. Everyone left flowers, pr…
Back on the bus!
Maternity hospital

I just love the architecture!
Fusterlandia!

Cuban artist Cuban artist José Fuster moved in to a house in Jaimanitas. He decorated his studio in colorful mosaic tiles. When he…
Cactus

I don't know why, I just liked the cactus.
El Triunfo

The arch says "The Triumph."
Neighborhood miracle

In English it says, "It runs the neighborhood in to a miracle."
Influences

They said his major influence, if you couldn't tell, is Gaudi. He has also been likened to Picasso.
So much!

There was so much to look at. We definitely didn't have enough time there.
Pool!

Thee was even a pool!
So big!

Just in Fuster's area there were 3 floors and every bit was tiled with mosaics!
Contributions

If you didn't want to buy anything but still wanted to contribute to the neighborjood, You could give to the fisherman here.