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Plaza de Armas
In colonial times, the square was the site of military parades, musical concerts and formal evening promenades, and it maintained…
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Following Hemmingway
The building to the right is part of the university. The pink hotel down the street is where Ernest Hemmingway used to stay.
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Buildings
As we walked to meet the bus we were learning about the buildings.
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On the move
Moving again to our next stop!
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Christopher Columbus
They said that the relics of Christopher Columbus were supposedly housed in the cathedral from 1796 to 1898.
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Restaurant
This are had a ton of restaurants and bars. It was nice!
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Catedral de San Cristobal
Also known as the Cathedral of The Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception, the cathedral was completed in 1777 by the Franciscan…
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Plaza de la Catedral
Definitely a hot spot. There were people dressed up and ready to take a photo with you for money. One guy dressed as Fidel Castro…
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La Bodeguita del Medio
Founded in 1942, this was a famous haunt of Ernest Hemmingway.
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Cool door
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Old Havana
Walking towards the Plaza de la Catedral.
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Nice pic!
I just like this picture with the building and the car parked on the corner.
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Overcrowding
Our tour guide also pointed out some of the problems in Cuba. This building is very overcrowded. If you look at the top left two w…
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Pretty tree
On our way out for real now. The tree was so pretty!
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Expensive!
They had all kinds of cigars in the shop. Some of them cost hundreds of dollars!
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World's longest cigar
Cairo, also known as "Cueto," set a record in 2016 for rolling the World's Longest Cigar. It was 90 meters long (295 feet)! He rol…
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Cigar rolling
On our way out of the forst we saw nearly all of our group was in the cigar shop. We went to check it out. Jose Castelar Cairo was…
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Heading back
They gave us a certain time to meet at the bus. We didn't want to be late!
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One last shot
We had to start heading toward the bus.
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Banyan trees
I think they're banyan trees. So cool!
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Amazing trees
It was so pretty here, with the trees growing down the wall, I wish we could have stayed here longer.