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El Triunfo
The arch says "The Triumph."
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Fusterlandia!
Cuban artist Cuban artist José Fuster moved in to a house in Jaimanitas. He decorated his studio in colorful mosaic tiles. When he…
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Maternity hospital
I just love the architecture!
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Back on the bus!
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Main chapel
The main chapel is in the center of the cemetery.
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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.
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Mini mansions
Many of the family vaults are smaller-scale versions of their owners’ mansions.
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Broken column
The broken column in the middle represents a life cut short.
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Gates
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Necropolis Cristobal Colon
Our next stop.It was established by royal decree in 1866.
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Pink car!
I just like the picture with the pink car.
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Jose Marti
The statue of Jose Marti. It was completed in 1958 during the final days of the Bautista dictatorship.
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Jose Marti Memorial
Jose Marti is a national hero in Cuba dating back to before the revolution. Whenever you see peole speaking to large crowds in Hav…
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Ministry of the Interior Building
The face of Che Guevara. It says, "Hasta la Victoria Siempre" (Until the everlasting victory).
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Ministry of Communications Building
The face of Camilo Cienfuegos. It says, "Vas bien Fidel" (You're doing fine, Fidel).
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Plaza de la Revolution
Revolution Square. Osmin is telling us about the revolution and FIdel Castro. Revolution Square is used for large gatherings. It's…
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More cars!
They were everywhere. I never really tired of seeing them. It made the whole day feel like we went back in time, so did a lot of t…
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National Museum of Fine Arts
They had a lot of cool buildings.
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Cool
Even if they were for tourists, we still took a ton of pictures of the cars. Some were restored pretty nicely, some looked good fr…
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Classic Taxi
Our tour guide told us that the classic cars were for the tourists only. Not a lot of people owned classic cars, they own Russian…
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Granma Memorial
It's part of the Museum of the Revolution. It has the Granma inside. THe Granma is the boat that brought Fidel Castro and 81 other…