Thursday, October 16, 2008

Tuesday October 14 (more)

Visited Ernest Hemingway's bar. Also a natural products pharmacist, where a skeleton was hanging behind a glass-fronted cabinet in full view. The story is that the wife died 25 years ago, and she was hanging there to keep an eye on her flirtatious husband to ensure he stayed true!
A horse and cart drive around Old Havana was very interesting, the guide pointing out many buildings of interest. The buildings which have been renovated have been paid for by other countries as part of Cuba's UNESCO rating.
After dinner, we travelled to the La Cabana Fortress to visit the weapons museum and enjoy the cannon firing ceremony at 9.00 pm precisely in the old-fashioned way. View over Hanava was very beautiful.

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