Cuba: Live music is everywhere in Havana
Cuba: Walking through Havana Vieja (Old Havana)
Cuba: Just one of the hundreds of beautiful colonial buildings in Havana
Cuba: Sitting (standing?) out a welcome afternoon rain shower
Cuba: The Gran Teatro, Havana - we enjoyed an excellent ballet performance
Cuba: Virtudes 511, Casa Cary, our happy home (on the 6th floor)
Cuba: On closer inspection, we found this sign of our homestay!
Cuba: The flight of steps from our lodging with a local family down to the basement
Cuba: A peaceful afternoon on the Malecon (pavement next to the sea)
Cuba: No wonder 300 buildings collapse every year in Havana!
Cuba: The Capitolio - similar to the one in Washington DC, but with more detail
Cuba: Not the American flag!
Cuba: You can pose for a photo in front of the Capitolio - photographer and camera
Cuba: The tank Fidel Castro used in the invasion that started the revolution in 1959
Cuba: Typical Havana
Cuba: Everything in the museum glorifies Fidel and the Revolution
Cuba: Che is always seen (on photos) with a cigar in his mouth
Cuba: The ceiling of the ball room in the former Presidential Palace
Cuba: Mirror tricks
Cuba: An aimed missile!
Cuba: Museum of the Revolution
Cuba: Havana sunset
Cuba: The silence after the afternoon storm
Cuba: Gerardo and his wife - a meal with Cuban friends
Cuba: Local boys fishing next to the Malecon
Cuba: A taxi
Cuba: And a mototaxi (a coco)
Cuba: Watch our for (old) cars when crossing the road
Cuba: Cuban cocktail
Cuba: The buildings lining the Malecon
Cuba: Strolling along the Malecon in the early evening
Cuba: Each cigar is completely hand made - Cuban cigars are reputedly the best in the world
Cuba: Partagas, the world famous cigar factory
Cuba: The monument at the Plaza de la Revolucion
Cuba: Poor people behind the flag!
Cuba: The Cuban flag
Cuba: Political propaganda
Cuba: A memorial to medical students who were killed
Cuba: Our view from Casa Cary
Cuba: Amazing how different coloured notes are all legal!
Cuba: Locals having fun at the Malecon
Cuba: Havana at night
Cuba: The friendly family at Casa Cary (Cary is 2nd from left)
Cuba: A welcome afternoon shower in Vinales
Cuba: We stayed a few nights at a small beach resort in western Cuba
Cuba: Just 180km from Mexico
Cuba: We watched Hurican Ernesto forecasts on TV!
Cuba: Ernesto was wreaking havoc in eastern Cuba while we enjoyed the beaches in western Cuba
Cuba: Caribbean island paradise
Cuba: The visibility was exceptional
Cuba: Janine just rescued a hermit crab...
Cuba: Janine was surprisingly good at this!
Cuba: ...hmmmm...
Cuba: Warm inviting waters
Cuba: Johan could not reach Janine in time for the self timer photo!
Cuba: The water is clear enough for underwater binoculars
Cuba: Janine enjoying the national pastime at our family homestay in Vinales
Cuba: Main road in Vinales
Cuba: Vinales countryside
Cuba: Lush countryside - western Cuba
Cuba: Vinales main road (the other side!)
Cuba: Public transport comes in all shapes and sizes
Cuba: Celebrating the Cuba/Venezuela relationship
Cuba: Cuba does not like Bush
Cuba: But Cuba loves Chavez of Venezuela
Cuba: Fidel turned 80 on 13 August 2006 (sign says “80 more years”)
Cuba: Plaza de Catedral in Old Havana
Cuba: A bell boy?
Cuba: Che souvenirs are everywhere
Cuba: One of the many beautiful alleys in Old Havana
Cuba: Most of these buildings were made of coral - next to Plaza de Armas
Cuba: The book market at Plaza de Armas in Old Havana
Cuba: Cuban cigar boxes come with high tech authentication
Cuba: After we returned from the countryside, we stayed at Casa Amelia, 7th floor, Prado 20, Havana
Cuba: The Fortaleza is a famous Havana landmark
Cuba: The Prado has been polished
Cuba: The Capitolio from our balcony
Cuba: Janine chatting to our 78 year old hostess
Cuba: Us. There.
Cuba: Nighttime view from our balcony
Cuba: Fidel hoisted flags next to the US Interest Section building to hide “democratic messages” that the US building displayed in the past
Cuba: Urban signs, Havana
Cuba: This work of art takes up the side of an entire building
Cuba: Ron de Cuba (Rum from Cuba)
Cuba: Leaving Cuba on the Russian built IL96-300
South Africa: Arriving home from South America on 7 September 2006
