November 07, 2004
Day 31, Cuban top ten
Music has been the red thread through this month in Cuba. When I hear the following songs, the memories will come flooding in....Read this update
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Day 30: El dolor es parte de la vida
Yesterday evening was a bit of an anticlimax. After watching the sunset I had dinner, but Marguerita's cooking is not as good as Rosita's. I met up with Barbaro and Nicole at the Casa de la Musica and danced some...Read this update
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November 05, 2004
Day 29, Valle de los Ingenios
My last full day in Trinidad... This is the longest I´ve ever been travelling and I love it, it comes highly recommended....Read this update
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Day 28, Un Lada Azul
Yesterday, I had langosta for dinner, which was absolutely divine. Carlito was saying he was really worried that I´d stayed out that late, and he couldn´t sleep, so he told me not to stay out too late by myself. With...Read this update
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Day 27, Meeting Michaelangelo
I took the bike to immigration again. They weren´t doing anything, but made me wait anyway. Then exactly the same guy who said he couldn´t do it yesterday, filled in the form today. The only function of the other was...Read this update
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Day 26, My first Spanish phonecall
Carlos and I cycled to immigration this morning. Cobblestones and a sore ass from horseriding don´t really go well together and I wasn´t a very happy bunny....Read this update
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November 04, 2004
Day 25: A caballo
Today, Regis, Ingrid and I went out horseriding with Vladimir's brother. I asked his name a few times but didn't catch it... It was a bit scary at first as we went up into the mountains and Regis´ horse slipped....Read this update
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November 01, 2004
Day 24: Playa Ancón
Had breakfast quite late and it was brilliant: fresh fruit salad, tortilla, bread and cheese, tea, coffee and fresh pineapple juice....Read this update
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Day 23: Mucha suerte
'Mucha suerte' is what they say when you say goodbye, which means lots of luck. I wished all the friends I've made (tourists and Cubans) in Havana good luck and strapped on my way too heavy backpack....Read this update
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October 31, 2004
Still day 22: Oasis
No, not those two brothers who keep beating each other up, but a salsa club on the Prado. Conny, Brigit, Sofie and I walked to it along the Malecón to Habana Vieja....Read this update
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October 29, 2004
Day 22: the day after the night before
Yesterday all the usual suspects (and some extra) were at Los Siete Mares. Frank had brought the boyz from the hood: Dani, Ray (habanero loco!) and Bernard but the last went missing later - I suppose he figured with three...Read this update
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Day 21: Museo de bellas artes
Spanish was a bit subdued today, as it was the last time and Bernard clearly doesn´t want to go....Read this update
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Day 20: Casablanca
Today, Pedro and I went to Habana Vieja without Bernard, as he is leaving on Friday and wanted to go to the beach....Read this update
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Day 19: Cold
I woke up this morning after a bad night, to find out that I have a cold. My nose is running and my throat hurts....Read this update
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October 26, 2004
Day 18: Catching up
It´s now Monday 25 October and I am catching up with this blog and all the emails....Read this update
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Day 17: Not the pretty ones
Today, Sofie, Noémi and I went to the beach. It was a bit crowded so we didn´t get the best spot (next to the rubbish bin) but it didn´t matter....Read this update
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Day 16: Just an ordinary girl
I really miss Tatiana, Andreas and Yolanda, as they were really good fun and it seems the scene has changed a bit now....Read this update
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October 25, 2004
Day 15: ouch ouch ouch
As expected, today wasn´t the best of days. I had trouble keeping my eyes open at Spanish and decided to sleep between Spanish and salsa. Unfortunately, this was also the time Ivon had invited some builder to start hammering away...Read this update
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Day 14: Musica cubana
Spanish class today was short, because we went to Pedro´s friend to listen to her cd collection and we could (of course) buy them if we wanted....Read this update
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October 22, 2004
Fidel falls!
This is the link to the BBC site. By the way, it´s always nice if you want to leave a comment, so that I know you guys are reading!...Read this update
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Still day 13: los dos Francisco´s
My room smells of mariposas, lovely! Dinner was late as Ivón´s mother had a bad fall and is not well. Ivón tried to get her some medication but I don´t think she managed. She asked if I had some painkillers...Read this update
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Day 13: Mariposas and ice cream
Today was sightseeing day with Pedro, so we caught a taxi particular to Habana Vieja. (I also updated yesterday with what happened in the evening.)...Read this update
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October 21, 2004
Day 12: Capitolio Nacional
Salsa was really cool today because I got to dance with Angél, who dances very beautifully. I also talked to Jolanda, a Dutch girl who arrived at the weekend....Read this update
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October 20, 2004
Day 11: So tired
After such an eventful weekend, I was absolutely exhausted! Spanish and salsa didn´t go very well and I went to bed really early....Read this update
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Still day 10: Cuban party
There is a place at the other side of the bay. You get there by taking the ferry and it´s open air....Read this update
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Day 10: Vamos a la playa
After meeting a German couple at breakfast, of the type ´let´s see how crap the rest of the world is so we can congratulate ourselves on being German´, Andreas, Tatiana and I went to Playa Santa Maria del Mar....Read this update
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Still day 9: Hotel Nacional
After dinner (spaghetti), I went to the Hotel Nacional, which is a beautifully restored hotel with a grand entrance and big patio. I met up with Tatiana and Andreas to see the Buena Vista Social Club....Read this update
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Day 9: Viñales
At eight o´clock this morning, I was at Onelio to meet Onelio jr. and his girlfriend and especially, his 1951 car, to go to Viñales....Read this update
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October 16, 2004
Day 8, Bad hair day
The guy who wrote that song, ´Girl I´m gonna make you sweat, sweat till you can´t sweat no more´must have been thinking about taking her to Cuba....Read this update
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Still day 7, Cuban Cuisine
I admit I am pleasantly surprised about Cuban cooking. As you may have guessed, food is important to me......Read this update
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Day 7, Con calma
I can´t believe I´ve already been here a week. Time is flying by now that I have classes in the morning and salsa in the afternoon....Read this update
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October 15, 2004
Day 6, Living dangerously
Today, we went with Pedro, our teacher, to Habana Vieja, the old city centre. We took a taxi particular, which basically means just hop into a car that is going in the same direction and pay them....Read this update
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October 13, 2004
still day 5, Bailar salsa
Tody, we finally figured out when and where the salsaclasses were. We have two teachers, a guy called Angél and a very tiny woman, and basically we have classes in their living room....Read this update
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Day 5, Guantanamera
Time is flying by now that classes have started and I sort of know where to go. Today´s class was very interesting. Pedro told us about the song Guantanamera....Read this update
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Day 4, Scams with a smile
This morning, the Spanish profesor came to walk me to the house of another student, where we are getting Spanish lessons every morning in his bedroom…...Read this update
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October 11, 2004
Day 3, Habana Vieja
Today, I felt confident enough to venture out a bit further. Ivon showed me the best way to Habana Vieja, as she has advised me to stick to the big avenidas. I walked down San Lazaro, all the way to...Read this update
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October 09, 2004
Day 2, A la recherche de internet
I got up about 9, and Ivon made me some breakfast, rolls with guavo marmelade, fruit juice and milk with butter in it....Read this update
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October 08, 2004
Day one, Flight from hell
Note, Cuban keyboards are tricky in that none of the signs are where they are indicated, so please forgive any spelling errors. La Habana, Cuba The London to Madrid flight was delayed and I thought I could forget about seeing...Read this update
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