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Travelers

I was just amazed at all the people with suitcases. They must have come off of the other cruise ship. I was expecting more people taking tours, not people with suitcases.

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Best of Havana

We were on the "Best of Havana" tour. It was 8 hours long and covered our person-to-person requirements! Our guide was named Osmin and the driver was Eri.

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Welcome to Havana!

I waited for Bill downstairs by the buses. I was talking to an elderly woman while we both waited for our husbands. She told me she never thought she'd be able to visit Cuba in her lifetime. I didn't either.

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Money line

The next stop after passing the visa and health screen was the money line. They asked only one person per group stand in line for money. We learned about the money in our Cuba seminar earlier in the week. The locals have their own money they call CUPs (Cuban Peso). CUPs all have people on them, like Che Guevara, and Cuenfuegos on them. The money for tourists is a CUC, (Convertible Peso). CUCs all have landmarks on them.

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In Havana!

To get off the ship we had to pre-buy a visa. We bought ours through the cruise line. As Americans We were required to do 8 hours of person-to-person cultural exchange before we could just walk around by ourselves. We could do it ourselves but we'd have to meticulously document it and keep records for 5 years. We booked it through the cruise line instead. When we got off the ship we passed by doctors and nurses that were watching for sick people.They asked us not to take picturesof them. Interestingly, the nurses were wearing very short skirts and white lacy hose.

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Classic cars

We could already see quite a few classic cars from the ship!

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Turning

Our termonal is the first building on the right. You can see a smaller cruise ship on the other side of the building.

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The cruise terminal

We finally got to where we turn in.

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Closer to the shipyards

I see other ships.

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Christ of Havana

A huge statue of Jesus across the bay from Havana. We'll see it closer later in the day.

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Havana

Now we're closer to the city, we're trying to see what it's like. It's a big city! The capitol dome is on the right-hand side of the picture.

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Off in to the sunrise

A nice shot of the pilot's boat leaving the ship.

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Pilot

The Cuban pilot is on the ship! The boat that dropped him off is leaving. I like the photo woth the city in the background.

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Photographers

Almost everyone had a camera or cell phone, taking pictures and video coming in to port.

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Watching

A lot of people came out to see us pull in to port. This was the inaugural cruise for Holland America to Cuba so, they made a big deal about it. We heard the CEO as well as some of the higher execs were on board.

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Beautiful!

We were excitedly taking pictures of Havana but the sunrise was so beautiful it kept pulling our gaze away.

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Faro Castillo del Morro

The Morro Castle and lighthouse (faro) is one of the symbols of Havana and one of the most visited places by tourists. Completed in the 17th century, it has been photographed and painted by many and has also appeared in several movies.

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Cuba selfie!

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Capitol

You can see the capitol building right in the center. It's modeled after ours in Washington D.C. but they say, "It's a few inches taller."

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