I love Cuba! Although travelling anywhere is experiencing something different, there is no doubt that visiting Cuba is unique. When you step into the City of Havana, you take a step back in time. From the vintage cars on the street to the beautiful architecture, there is no place like it. Of course, the city is run-down for the most part, but you can see the effort everywhere where they are trying to preserve and restore some of the unique buildings. The streets are clean, with not litter anywhere. It is a totally fantastic experience to view a bustling city that is like a page out of the past.
You can sit in a bar where Ernest Hemingway slept and drank (and even wrote his novel "For Who the Bell Tolls") and cherish your frosty Cuba Libra (a rum and coke drink with lime in it) and watch other tourists ride the ancient grill-work elevator. You can ride in one of the horse-drawn carriages to view the city in comfort. You can walk the cobblestone alleys and see the little shops and visit museums, book stores, perfume factories, cigar factories, art galleries...and much more.
There are a thousand things to see and do--great restaurants and bistros (Cuban food is not as bad as it is reputed to be), eat in their own little Chinatown, or get a taste of coconut water from a freshly cut coconut at the art market.
This is just a short blog, but visiting Havana City in Cuba is certainly worth seeing. I'll discuss the magnificient beaches and resorts another time, but they are worth knowing about too.
If you want to know a bit more about Cuba and Cuban cooking, you might want to read my new ebook "Tastes and Travels". It has a great reveiw about Cuba, as well as an article on Cuban cooking...and recipes! You can get it here: Tastes and Travels Ebook
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