Next leg...CUBA
Cancun to CUBA - April 2016
Sorry Sirs you have NO rooms
Welcome to CUBA
Our first hotel. Notice the American Flag displayed next to the Cuban Flag
Streets of La Habana Vieja
Ready to touch down
On our way to the first Dinner in CUBA
One Happy Derelict
Like my fire?
First Dinner in La Habana Vieja
Can't get enough
Oh *&$!, our reservations our cancelled?
Beer Bottle Architecture
Cuban Time Capsule
Need a ride? 10 CUCs
Homage to Southwest?
10 CUC's? No Way...make it 8!
Need a ride?
Happy Hand!
Futbol? You bet?
Cruisin the Malecon
Hero or Villian?
Old Detroit Metal EVERYWHERE
Old Detroit Metal EVERYWHERE
Ride anyone?
Great old buildings and market
Derelicts in search of trouble, GM, JS, SS, GP
Music in the House
Cradle of the Daiquiri
GM SS JS
At the El Floridita Bar, one of his favs
El Floridita Bar
@ the Melia Habana
Old Buildings and Market
Always looking for trouble...he found it.
Houses the work of the famous French author Victor Hugo
Found on Calle Obispo, La Habana Vieja, CUBA
Great architecture and local vendor on Calle Obispo
Compliments of Russia
Street life in La Habana Vieja
Drugstore on Calle Obispo in La Habana Vieja
GP, SS, GM, JS
GP on Calle Obispo
Calle Obispo in La Habana Vieja
Cruisin Calle Obispo in La Habana Vieja
Painting in Market on Calle Obispo
Local Bar on Calle Obispo
Comfort food in our newfound home
Time for Grub
Let's Roll!
Streets of Old Habana Vieja
Walkin Calle Obispo in La Habana Vieja
Streets of La Habana Vieja
Streets of La Habana Vieja
Streets of La Habana Vieja
Streets of La Habana Vieja
Streets of La Habana Vieja
Streets of La Habana Vieja
Streets of La Habana Vieja
Streets of La Habana Vieja
It's a Car Show here every day!
GP, JS, SS near El Capitolio
GM on Street Corner near Parque Central
Streets of La Habana Vieja near Parque Central
Watchin the crowd
In a Chevrolet Kingswood Wagon
Taxi Ride on the Streets of La Habana Vieja
On our Way to Calle Obispo
Where's Davenport?
On a warm tropical night!
Home of Creative Mosaic creations of Jose Rodriguez Fuster
Home of Creative Mosaic creations of Jose Rodriguez Fuster
Home of Creative Mosaic creations of Jose Rodriguez Fuster
Home of Creative Mosaic creations of Jose Rodriguez Fuster
Home of Creative Mosaic creations of Jose Rodriguez Fuster
Home of Creative Mosaic creations of Jose Rodriguez Fuster
Home of Creative Mosaic creations of Jose Rodriguez Fuster
Home of Creative Mosaic creations of Jose Rodriguez Fuster
Home of Creative Mosaic creations of Jose Rodriguez Fuster
Home of Creative Mosaic creations of Jose Rodriguez Fuster
Home of Creative Mosaic creations of Jose Rodriguez Fuster
Home of Creative Mosaic creations of Jose Rodriguez Fuster
Weeping in celebration for Stones Concert and American Visitors
Rock and Roll fan imprisoned for not giving up his Beatles Albums.
Home of Creative Mosaic creations of Jose Rodriguez Fuster
Home of Creative Mosaic creations of Jose Rodriguez Fuster
The boat Fidel rode to Cuba
coming out of GP's mouth
Home of Creative Mosaic creations of Jose Rodriguez Fuster
Home of Creative Mosaic creations of Jose Rodriguez Fuster
runnin with Hugo!
What's it doin here?
Flying Cat in Fusterlandia
Home of Creative Mosaic creations of Jose Rodriguez Fuster
Camilo Cienfuegos, Vas Bien Fidel, You're going well, Fidel
"Always toward Victory", Plaza de la revolucion
The Memorial is in the form of a five-pointed star, encased in grey Cuban marble from the Isla de Pinos
The square is notable as being where many political rallies take place and Fidel Castro and other political figures address Cubans.
Hasta la Victoria Siempre
Esfuerzo, Dedicacion, Trabajo. National Library of Cuba
the university is the oldest in Cuba, and one of the first to be founded in the Americas
a historic luxury hotel located on the Malecón in the middle of Vedado
CUBAN National Monument
The Mobs Hotel?
Hotel Lobby
Opened in 1930
First Battery on the grounds of Hotel Nacional de CUBA were built between 1791 & 1799.
Fire Away
Hotel Grounds overlooking the Ocean
Hotel Grounds overlooking the Ocean
Painting in Hotel Nacional de CUBA
Lookin for some CUC
Now the Jose Marti Factory
Was the H. Upmann Factory
Construction started in 1914. It remains the country’s tallest and most beautiful Catholic church.
Construction started in 1914. It remains the country’s tallest and most beautiful Catholic church.
Construction started in 1914. It remains the country’s tallest and most beautiful Catholic church.
Construction started in 1914. It remains the country’s tallest and most beautiful Catholic church.
Construction started in 1914. It remains the country’s tallest and most beautiful Catholic church.
Construction started in 1914. It remains the country’s tallest and most beautiful Catholic church.
Construction started in 1914. It remains the country’s tallest and most beautiful Catholic church.
Construction started in 1914. It remains the country’s tallest and most beautiful Catholic church.
Construction started in 1914. It remains the country’s tallest and most beautiful Catholic church.
Construction started in 1914. It remains the country’s tallest and most beautiful Catholic church.
Construction started in 1914. It remains the country’s tallest and most beautiful Catholic church.
a hive of free-enterprise and (unusually for Cuba) haggling.
Near Desamparados, Havana CUBA
Old Havana includes Spanish colonial structures, towering Baroque churches, and buildings in Neoclassic style
Old Havana includes Spanish colonial structures, towering Baroque churches, and buildings in Neoclassic style
Old Havana includes Spanish colonial structures, towering Baroque churches, and buildings in Neoclassic style
Old Havana includes Spanish colonial structures, towering Baroque churches, and buildings in Neoclassic style
La Bodeguita lays claim to being the birthplace of the Mojito cocktail
Smokin the Big One
Smokin the Big One
Hemingway's bar for the Mojito
Hemingway's bar for the Mojito
@ La Bodeguita Del Medio for some Mojito
Popular Mojito watering hole famous for Hemingway's past presence
A monument at La Bodeguita Del Medio
Popular Mojito watering hole famous for Hemingway's past presence
At La Bodeguita Del Medio
Cerveceria Antiguo Almacen de la Madera y El Tabaco
Cerveceria Antiguo Almacen de la Madera y El Tabaco. Classic JS!
Cerveceria Antiguo Almacen de la Madera y El Tabaco. Classic JS!
Old Wood and Tobacco Warehouse Brewery
Cerveceria Antiguo Almacen de la Madera y El Tabaco. Classic JS!
Cerveceria Antiguo Almacen de la Madera y El Tabaco. Classic JS!
Cerveceria Antiguo Almacen de la Madera y El Tabaco. Classic JS!
Cerveceria Antiguo Almacen de la Madera y El Tabaco. Classic JS!
Cerveceria Antiguo Almacen de la Madera y El Tabaco. Classic JS!
Cerveceria Antiguo Almacen de la Madera y El Tabaco. Classic JS!
Cerveceria Antiguo Almacen de la Madera y El Tabaco. Classic JS!
Havana Brew Pub
Who is this?
Some drinks with da Boyz!
Fidel's work?
JS, GP, MD, GM, SS and behind the camera RH at the top of the Parque Central Hotel
Havana City View
Give that guy his Meds!
who let these guys in?
Always someone to pick on in this group.
GP at the top o the house - Parque Central, Havana, CUBA
Parque Central, Havana, CUBA
of glasses is a dead giveaway of an old man!
At the top of the Hotel
Parque Central Hotel, Havana CUBA
at the top of the House, Parque Central Hotel, Hotel Cuba
CUBAN National Hero
Havana CUBA
Partagas, Havana CUBA
Partagas, Havana CUBA
Partagas, Havana CUBA
Partagas, Havana CUBA
Partagas, Havana CUBA
GM, SS & MD, Partagas, Havana CUBA
VIP Room at Partagas, Havana CUBA
Partagas, Havana CUBA
Partagas, Havana CUBA
VIP Room at Partagas, Havana CUBA
Partagas, Havana CUBA
VIP Room at Partagas, Havana CUBA
Partagas, Havana CUBA
Partagas, Havana CUBA
VIP Room at Partagas, Havana CUBA
From the infamous Robaina Farm
Partagas, Havana CUBA
Partagas, Havana CUBA
Partagas, Havana CUBA
Partagas, Havana CUBA
Partagas, Havana CUBA
Partagas, Havana CUBA
waste not want not! SS being thrifty
Partagas Factory
Partagas, Havana CUBA
Partagas, Havana CUBA
Havana CUBA
Havana CUBA
Viva Cuba Libre
Havana CUBA
Havana CUBA
SS, MD and an old locomotive
Havana CUBA
Entrance to Chinatown, Havana CUBA
Havana CUBA
Havana CUBA
Havana CUBA
Havana CUBA
El Capitolio Grounds
Havana CUBA
Havana CUBA
Street Art in Havana CUBA
Street Art and Old Detroit Metal
Havana CUBA
Havana CUBA
Havana CUBA
Havana CUBA
Havana CUBA
Parque Central Hotel
Cigar Overload?
GP, GM, JS, SS, RH, MD at Parque Central in Havana CUBA
Old Firehouse in Havana Cuba
Granma is the yacht that was used to transport 82 fighters of the Cuban Revolution
Street Scene
Check out the Street Light(s)
Havana CUBA
Home of the GP Girlfriend
Havana CUBA
Crack Coffee, Cigar & a smirk
A major figure in the Cuban Revlolution
work of the Cuban sculptor Jilma Madera
Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabana, Havana, Cuba
Artwork of Che
en su casa de La Cabana 1959
by Aldo Soler
by Gilberto Frometa Fernandez
by Roberto Fabelo
Unknown Artist
reading dias y noches
Museo Casa del Che
Plaque at Museo Casa del Che
From Museo Casa del Che
Unknown Artist near Museo Casa del Che
Christ overlooking Havana
From Museo Casa del Che
Pondering the state of CUBA's Economy. Where's my GAR?
Gift to the Revolution
I wonder who those are pointed at?
Bad intentions
Provided with love from the Soviet Empire. Handle with Care
Found in Havana Cuba
Here it is in Havana CUBA
Constante is credited for inventing the frozen daiquiri in the early 1930s, a drink that became linked to the fame of the place, whose motto is now "la cuna del daiquiri"
Named for Christopher Columbus. Havana CUBA
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón
Stained Glass in Mausoleum
Prominent CUBAN
Uknown CUBAN in Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón
Havana CUBA
an upper class lady known at present as "La Milagrosa" (The Miraculous Woman).
an upper class lady known at present as "La Milagrosa" (The Miraculous Woman).
U.S. Consul General in Havana, 1903-07
funky street murals and psychedelic art
Cuban Street Art - Salvador Gonzales Escalona
Salvador Gonzales Escalona - CUBAN Street Art
Salvador Gonzales Escalona - CUBAN Street Art
Salvador Gonzales Escalona - CUBAN Street Art
Salvador Gonzales Escalona - CUBAN Street Art
Salvador Gonzales Escalona - CUBAN Street Art
Salvador Gonzales Escalona - CUBAN Street Art
Salvador Gonzales Escalona - CUBAN Street Art
Salvador Gonzales Escalona - CUBAN Street Art
Salvador Gonzales Escalona - CUBAN Street Art
Salvador Gonzales Escalona - CUBAN Street Art
Salvador Gonzales Escalona - CUBAN Street Art
Salvador Gonzales Escalona - CUBAN Street Art
Salvador Gonzales Escalona - CUBAN Street Art
Salvador Gonzales Escalona - CUBAN Street Art
Salvador Gonzales Escalona - CUBAN Street Art
Salvador Gonzales Escalona - CUBAN Street Art
Salvador Gonzales Escalona - CUBAN Street Art
Cradle of the Daiquiri
Hangin on Calle Obispo
Calle Obispo Street Scene
CUBAN Newspaper Vendor
On the Streets of Calle Obispo
Calle Obispo
Streets of Havana
Day on the Streets
Everyday's a Car Show
JS, SS and GP
Havana CUBA, Largest Building in the City at that time.
Havana CUBA
Havana CUBA
Havana Club
Streets of Havana
Early Morning Shutter
Early Morning Shutter
Early Morning Shutter
Early Morning Shutter
Early Morning Shutter
Early Morning Shutter
Early Morning Shutter
Early Morning Shutter
Early Morning Shutter
Early Morning Shutter
Early Morning Shutter
Early Morning Shutter on the Streets of Havana
Church of the Good Voyage
Church of the Good Voyage
Early Morning Shutter
Early Morning Shutter
On the Streets of Havana
On the Streets of Havana
Streets of Havana
Streets of Havana
Streets of Havana
Early Morning Shutter
Early Morning Shutter
Early Morning Shutter
Early Morning Shutter
Streets of Havana
Early Morning Shutter
Shenanigan Planning
Is it a sword? Syringe? Or...just plain ugly?
Look how excited they are?
with decision and firmness face future challenges
I'll take it...
Revolution will of a people
Farmer Boys
a slower life
Ice cread? Peanuts?
Pinar Del Rio: The preiminent Tobacco Region of CUBA
Pinar Del Rio: The preiminent Tobacco Region of CUBA
Los Palacios: founded in 1760
Long road ahead...
Gettin Close
The history and the dignity of peoples is respected
The Bicyclist
Rest Stop
Ox Stew anyone?
Ox Boss
C'mon Steve, go ahead and pet id?
Pinar Del Rio: The Countryside
Steve manning the Swap Meet Booth...hey, whats that in your pocket?
Pinar Del Rio: The Countryside
Pinar Del Rio: The Countryside
Pinar Del Rio: The Countryside
Pinar Del Rio: The Countryside
Pinar Del Rio: The Countryside
Pinar Del Rio: The Countryside
Finca El Pinar
Chestnut Boy
We made it!
Farm Entrance HR
Gaurdians of the Gate
Farm Equipment
Alejandro Robaina 1845
Ivan Rodriguez at the Robaina Farm
Ivan Rodriguez with GM & SS surrounded by Tobacco
Cigar Rollin Machine
VEGAS Robaina Label. Nicaraguan Tobacco
Ivan Rodriguez & MD
Ivan Rodriguez
Ivan Rodriguez & GM
JS & the Machine
MD and The Rollin Machine
The Rollin Machine at work
The Rollin Machine at work
The Rollin Machine at work
The Rollin Machine at work
SS, JS, GM & Ivan Rodriguez at the Robaina Farm
The Rollin Machine at work with Ivan Rodriguez
The Rollin Machine at work with Ivan Rodriguez
The Rollin Machine at work with Ivan Rodriguez
Ivan Rodriguez - Tobacco Guru
Ivan Rodriguez - Tobacco Guru
Robaina Farm View
Derelicts on a Sunny Tobacco Farm Day
The Robaina Museum
The Robaina Farm Tour
Vegas Robaina Brand
Robaina Farm Tour
Revolucion at Robaina Farm
Do not come in if you are not invited. Thanks
The Robaina Farm Meal
Alejandro Robaina Portrait along with American and Cuban Flags
Wooden Sculpture of Alejandro Robaina
Hirochi Robaina Telling a Farm Story
Alejandro Robaina Portrait
The Gang's all here. MD, JS, GM, SS, Tony (Driver), GP
Chestnut Boy dreaming about Snorkeling
Chestnut Boy with a bright gar light.
JS enjoying a smoke
Tony our insightful Driver
The Gangs All Here
Alejandro in all his glory, fresh flowers and cigar.
Robaina Farm Museum Tour
Alejandro Robaina Portrait/Painting
Alejandro Robaina Portrait/Painting
Vegas Robaina
Ivan's Tour of The Robaina Farm Museum
Alejandro Robaina Bust in The Robaina Farm Museum
Alejandro and Fidel in The Robaina Farm Museum
Another Alejandro Robaina Portrait
Alejandro Robaina Artwork
Take a pick?
Artwork in The Robaina Farm Museum
The Robaina Farm Equipment
Hirochi Robaina and MD
Hirochi Robaina and JS
Hirochi Robaina and the Photographer
Our unfortunate need to leave The Robaina. It's all GM's fault.
Pinar Del Rio Countryside Pics
Pinar Del Rio Countryside Pics
Pinar Del Rio Countryside Pics
Our Chofer to The Robaina Farm Tour
Pinar Del Rio Countryside Pics
Pinar Del Rio Countryside Pics
Pinar Del Rio Countryside Pics
Pinar Del Rio Countryside Pics
Pinar Del Rio Countryside Pics
Pinar Del Rio Countryside Pics
Pinar Del Rio Countryside Pics
Pinar Del Rio Countryside Pics. "Livestock Genetic Company - Camilo Cienfuegos"
Pinar Del Rio Countryside Pics
Pinar Del Rio Countryside Pics
Pinar Del Rio Countryside Pics
Hasta La Vista Baby. That's all folks.
Enjoying some CUBAN Breakfast
After Breakfast Gar
How's your eyesight MD
Havana CUBA
and some Corona to help.
Partagas Factory VIP Room
Is that a beer on the dash...taxi drivers calgon.
JS and MD
Second's anyone?
At the Partagas Factory
Jaquar
Can you fix this? GP does GQ
Schmoozin with the Security
Groovin with the Security.
Always working the help.
At the El Floridita
JS anticipating the worst.
Next to the Capitolio