Caribbean Cruise - Havana, Cuba

Caribbean Cruise - Havana, Cuba

The local "Zapatero" or shoemaker.

A typical house in the suburbs.

A local bar. Unfortunately, not a destination on our tour!

A relic from the past. Now apartments.

Ernest Hemingway Bust. A commemorative bust sculpted from the melted down propellers donated by local fishermen. Near the Fortress "Torreon de Cojimar".

This is the Comandancia General; the central headquarters of the Police in Havana.

The Palacio del Conde Lombillo on the north-east corner of the Plaza de la Catedral. Built in the mid18th-century, it is currently used for the Revitalization Master Plan of the City Historian’s Office.

Located opposite the Palacio del Conde Lombillo on the north-west corner of the Plaza de la Catedral, the Casa del Marqués de Aguas Claras was built between 1751 and 1775. It retains its original 18th-century stained glass on its upper-floor windows.

The Cathedral of the Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception is one of eleven Roman Catholic cathedrals in Cuba. It is located on the site of an earlier church. While the Jesuits began construction of the cathedral in 1748, it was completed in 1777 some ten years after King Carlos III expelled the Jesuits from Cuba.

Partially obscured by the chandelier, the frescoes above the main altar are by the Italian artist Giuseppe Perovani; 1765 to 1835. He lived in Cuba from 1802 to 1818 after which he moved to Mexico where he died from cholera in 1835.

Completed in 1634, and placed on top of the western watchtower of El Castillo de La Fuerza Real, the bronze statue La Giraldilla is a historic symbol of Havana.

Gerónimo Martín Pinzón based the sculpture on the figure on the Giralda Tower in Seville, Spain. Cubans believe that it honors Isabel de Bobadilla, Havana’s only female governor.

A mix of local people and our fellow travellers. We shared a table with a Cuban couple who were eager to practice their English. We indulged a light refreshment and imbibed a delicious cocktail!

The bar, called El Floridita, was Ernest Hemingway's favorite bar in Havana. It has been around for more than 200 years.

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