cat boanerges

Parque central : the restored Capitolio will be the seat of the assembly of Cuba

Behind the Capitol, majestic and grandeur

Theatro CAMPOAMOR, a ruin, is behind the Capitol too !! Dutch architects made a restoration design

view on the Gran Teatro de La Habana and Parque Central

This 1950's cars make a better living than being a senior surgeon or laywer

Bar Montserrat, with live music, serves a wonderful garlic shrimps with a mojito

Live musiv in bar Montserrat with my brother Hans

Monumental view outside from where we sit

What we do not see above us from within bar Monserrate !! Already 50 years the apartment owners lack money for maintenance.

The Gran Teatro de La Habana at sunset

Muscles and a toddler at the Teatro de La Habana

Intriguing portrait

Lonely

Bicy-taxis (and camel buses) are very common in Cuba since the Periodo Especial Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union

left Gran-Hotel-Kempinski-(*****)

Tropical rain

Hotel "Packard" Havana (*****) 750-2200usd/night (my 5 weeks Cuba- 2000usd)

Like in many bars, life music, paid on tips

Nowadays it is allowed to be an independent artist and be commercial (cuentapropistas)

Selling ones homecraft gives pensioners a much needed supplement on their state pension (14 usd/m)

Even outside Havana in Cojimar we see some elderly working like here.

Waiting to be converted into a hotel

Always a busy traffic on the Malecon

Hotel Deauville (***) Primavera thinks: should I like to stay at this place?

In top condition (chevrolet belair 1954)

In honor of the great general of the 10 years war against Spain, Jose Antonio de la Caridad Maceo y Grajales (1845-1896)

Lots of thinking and struggle in honor of general Maceo

ARGHHHH, don’t do that !!!

Obligatory ride in those wonderful vintage cars