Thought Patterns
by Emanuel
June 13, 2007 at 17:39
filed under photography, travel
Visiting Cuba was fantastic as the Cuban people are incredibly proud of their culture. I had great joy discovering parts of this beautiful country, although I was only there for a short period of time and only visited Havana outside of our vacation resort in Jibacoa. The timing was interesting since Fidel Castro made his first appearance in ten months right after we left, starting to show some signs of recovery.
I wanted to share a few of my photos with some comments:
This first one is from “Plaza de la revolución” and is the memorial to José Martí, the father of the Cuban revolution and National Hero. Here’s one of his quotes:
In truth, men speak too much of danger. Let others be terrified by the natural and healthy risks of life! We shall not be frightened! Poison sumac grows in a hard-working man’s field, the serpent hisses from its hidden den, and the owl’s eye shines in the belfry, but the sun goes on lighting the sky, and truth continues marching across the earth unscathed.
This was taken from the Avenue de Malecón and offers a distant view of Old Havana as well as the city’s point of entry by sea.
Enjoying the refreshing sea on the Ave de Melacón!
La Punta is the fort protecting the entrance to Havana Bay and has been strategic in securing the entranceway since the settlement of the city.
These CoCoTaxis are the cheap way to get around in Havana, allowing for a very close view of the city. Think of it as a Vespa with a chauffeur.
We got to see an amazing Cuban jazz pianist and his quartet at La Zorra y El Cuervo, one of Havana’s most famous jazz clubs.
This site inaugurated in 2006 has 138 flags representing the years since the beginning of Cuba’s struggle for independence.
It’s really amazing to see all along the national roads billboards with revolutionary slogans. No advertising. My favorite, which I did not manage to get a good photo of, said: “Ideas are the essential weapon for humanity’s struggle.” A bit more thought provoking than, say, Zero Calories, Same Great Taste wouldn’t you say?
This quote is from Simon Bolivar, the Liberator, and here’s a link to an interesting review of a book published in 2006 about his life.
This is where our time-off was taken, when we didn’t choose the beach. The rest was well needed, although I could have done without the sunburns.
For a montage with some more photos.
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