Mexico was nothing like we expected. But Cuba was everything we were expecting. Salsa music is playing everywhere. Cubans are very proud of their cigars, their rum, their wall murals, their music and Che Guevara and this is especially evident in their Capital city, where each are found in abundance.
Conor’s Dad had asked him for a Fidel Castro t-shirt (because Che t-shirts are just too common) but in all our searching, we couldn’t find any. It appears that Fidel t-shirts are non-existent. (We later asked a taxi driver why this was and he explained that Fidel just wouldn’t be in to having his face on a t-shirt....we’re sure there’s more to it than that.)
Although it is a busy city with a population of 2-3 million people, we found Havana to be a nice calm, relaxed place compared to Mexico and this was a refreshing change. People are happy to sit around in parks and on the street and just chat or play dominos (a lot of dominos!) Very few people trying to sell stuff to you. The city is full of old 1950’s cars from USA and many of them are in remarkable condition (as well as a fair proportion of old Russian Ladas). These old cars seem to add to the relaxed slow pace of life that would have existed back when they were new....almost like a timewarp.
Although it is a busy city with a population of 2-3 million people, we found Havana to be a nice calm, relaxed place compared to Mexico and this was a refreshing change. People are happy to sit around in parks and on the street and just chat or play dominos (a lot of dominos!) Very few people trying to sell stuff to you. The city is full of old 1950’s cars from USA and many of them are in remarkable condition (as well as a fair proportion of old Russian Ladas). These old cars seem to add to the relaxed slow pace of life that would have existed back when they were new....almost like a timewarp.
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