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One of the must things to do in my opinion, is to make a day trip to Havana which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We booked our HAVANA HISTORY DAY TOUR through our Nolitours representative at the cost of 67 CUC (Cuban Convertible Pesos) - about $70.00 CDN.
The bus picked us up at 8:00 a.m. and after picking up some more people at other resorts, we were on our way to Havana, which is 83 miles or 134 km away. We drove through the town of Varadero and then on to Matanzas and finally - Havana, arriving around 11:00 a.m. We did a walking tour to Cathedral Square, to see the wonderful Cathedral and to look inside. We then went down a side street to Hemingway's favourite bar - Bodeguita Del Medio" where he had his usual Mojito. Then it was time for lunch at a typical Cuban restaurant which was called "El Patio". There we had a lunch with a choice of chicken, pork or fish. I had the chicken which came with a cole slaw and rice. You also could have a drink and coffee with dessert.
After lunch we had free time until 2:00 p.m.
After getting back on to the bus, we headed for "Revolution Square" and then to the Christopher Columbus necropolis (cemetery). We were then taken to a cigar store "Romeo Y Julieta" where some people bought cigars and bottles of rum. A cigar factory tour was not part of the tour.
The last stop was near Central Park where some very beautiful Havana buildings were located such as the Capitolio which very much resembled the Washington DC Capital building.
About 4:00 p.m. we all boarded the bus for the trip back to Varadero. Overall a very nice tour and very well worth going. Leave a Comment
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 My friend James by Junglejym9
The town is about 12K south of Cardenas and +20K from Varadero.
Some of the locals tried to talk with us, but we didn't know enough Spanish to communicate well.
This covered outdoor eatery is next to the rail road tracks. Beer was only $.80 Convertible Pesos. They also served food, but we just drank beer.
Only go here if you want to check out small town life in Cuba. Don’t bother going if you expect it to be tourist like Varadero. We wanted to see their culture.
Bring your own toilette paper!
We ventured another 40K farther southeast, but we should have turned around. We got lost in the plantation area south of Jovellanos. The city of Jevellanos was like Cardenas, run down and we couldn’t find a cantina! The plantations were odd. Large 5 story apartment buildings in the middle of citrus fields and nothing else around them. Leave a Comment
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 Varadero - Sitial Historico
(2004) by Kaspian
The monument had something to do with this being the place that he declared they would establish environmental protection areas for lizards.
I'm going to see if I can find out more details about it. Leave a Comment
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This is a good way to get out of 'sanitised' resorts & international-standard hotels & seeing the 'real' Cuba.
1950s cars can give way to 1930s cars & horses & carts!
We rented a Japanese Suzuki jeep, but more-upmarket models like Mercedes are available.
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 "Nous Croyons a L'Amour"
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Varadero has a Malecon too. Although it's not as animated as the one in Havana, it's great to stroll along by sunset. Gives you a change from the beach! Leave a Comment
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