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Dogs!
We'd been driving around town for about 4 hours by now and we had only seen one dog. Someone on the bus even asked our guide how c…
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Granma mosaic
Castro and the revolutionaries on the Granma. This one is my favorite propaganda. They look like they're going on vacation with th…
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On the way out
A couple of Cuba propaganda tile mosaics.
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Cool!
I liked this one with the random eyeballs and hands. The shop's entrance is under the big eyeball.
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Seating area
The other side of the street had more shops and you could sit down and have something to drink.
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Princess Diana
A tribute to Princess Diana. A fence and gate with a white dove above. You can see the front of the house is covered with mosaics.
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On the street
We took some pictures of some of the cooler tile mosaics on the street as we were shopping and walking to the bus.
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The shops
This is the street outside of Fusterlandia proper. You can see the facades are tiled all the way down the street.
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Fusterlandia selfie!
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Details
Nothing was just tiles with just one color or plain. Just about everything deserved a close look because it had a design.
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So much work!
I can't imagine tiling so much stuff! I tried to mosaic tile a bird bath one time and it was too much work for me!
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So much tile!
You can see how big it is from the thrid floor and there's still more behind us and low along the street beyond that can't be seen…
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Third floor
Flower lady!
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Mermaid!
You can also see the eyes in the building behind her.
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So much!
There was so much to look at. We definitely didn't have enough time there.
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Influences
They said his major influence, if you couldn't tell, is Gaudi. He has also been likened to Picasso.
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Neighborhood miracle
In English it says, "It runs the neighborhood in to a miracle."
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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…