I’m getting close to finishing my recap of our Cuba trip. This post and one more, I think, will do it. Rick and I are fairly new to foreign travel. Our first two trips were with the Missouri Botanical Garden‘s director, … Continue reading →
In last week’s post, I described our day trip from Havana to Pinar del Rio, the tobacco-growing region in the west of the island of Cuba. That was also the day that deepened our understanding of the current state of … Continue reading →
Today’s post features my favorite meal during our trip to Cuba. I’ve written before about the food for our first two days in Cuba — delicious but with a certain sameness about the offerings. The variety of food increased when we arrived … Continue reading →
I got distracted from my recap of our Cuba trip when I was preparing a presentation on our trip to give at local libraries. I’ve given three, so far. I’ll be doing a fourth one this afternoon and a fifth … Continue reading →
A couple of weeks ago, I shared photos of Plaza de Armas with its old government buildings and new book stalls. From there, we walked to the Plaza de la Catedral, featuring the Catedral de San Cristóbal, an 18th century … Continue reading →
As I wrote in an earlier post about food in Cuba, our meals were delicious but often had a certain sameness about them — a choice of chicken or fish or pork (all grilled to perfection), a salad plate of … Continue reading →
The first stop on our first full day in Havana was the historical Plaza de Armas. The Plaza de Armas has three concentric layers — a tree-filled square is surrounded by book stalls which are surrounded by colonial buildings. On … Continue reading →
During the Havana portion of our trip to Cuba, we stayed at the Hotel Capri. I mentioned this in my review of Havana Nocturne because it’s one of the hotel-casinos that the Mob built in the 1950s. Here are my previous … Continue reading →
Our tour to Cuba had an unusual component. After we all got home, we had expert assistance to help us edit and print three of our photos. Our adventure culminated last week in an exhibit at the Bullivant Gallery to … Continue reading →
After two nights and a full day in Trinidad, Cuba, we drove into Havana. Our first stop was at a private residence, a house from 1929 in the Vedado neighborhood, where many nice homes were built in the 1920s and … Continue reading →