Johan Ramakers
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Feb 07
Central and Old Havana Walking Tour
Today is scheduled to take the cow by the horns and do the central and old Havana walking tour. Three hours of sightseeing with our guide Jorge, an IT tech for a Havana hospital with as second job, guiding tours through the city and countryside. We slept like babies last night. Room was quiet, dark …
Feb 06
First Impressions of Havana, Cuba
Today I’m looking forward to getting the first impressions of Havana, Cuba, something that has been on my bucket list for a long long time. In the morning, the last one in Matanzas, we were able to relax with our host over coffee and then had the drudgery of packing. I was a bit sad because they …
Feb 05
Callejon de las Tradiciones, Afro-Cuban History in Matanzas
We had a very leisurely morning and were in no hurry to rush about. Cannot think of anything better than sitting on the porch with coffee and donuts (these donuts are dense and perfect for coffee dipping), while enjoying the breeze off the water. Around noon we called for our new taxi friend “Josnel” to go into …
Feb 04
Varadero, beautiful as it is, is the other Cuba
Today our taxi driver “Jonel” picked us up at 10:00 sharp and off we went for a day in Varadero. The 30-minute drive over is quite stunning and the roads are amazing. He said they are the only really good roads in Cuba. I guess it is due to the fact that the Varadero Peninsula …
Feb 03
Quickly Getting Used to the Cuban Lifestyle
Last night ended up not being restful. Garbage is picked up in early morning hours in the neighborhood and the dogs go crazy and it was quite loud.After about an hour, they all finally settled down and so did we. This also reminds me of island life, but not so homey. LOL. Yet the Cuban …
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