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October 31, 2004Still day 22: OasisNo, 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 October 29, 2004Day 22: the day after the night beforeYesterday 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 Day 21: Museo de bellas artesSpanish was a bit subdued today, as it was the last time and Bernard clearly doesn´t want to go....Read this update Day 20: CasablancaToday, 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 Day 19: ColdI 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 October 26, 2004Day 18: Catching upIt´s now Monday 25 October and I am catching up with this blog and all the emails....Read this update Day 17: Not the pretty onesToday, 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 Day 16: Just an ordinary girlI 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 October 25, 2004Day 15: ouch ouch ouchAs 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 Day 14: Musica cubanaSpanish 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 October 22, 2004Fidel 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 Still day 13: los dos Francisco´sMy 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 Day 13: Mariposas and ice creamToday 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 October 21, 2004Day 12: Capitolio NacionalSalsa 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 October 20, 2004Day 11: So tiredAfter 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 Still day 10: Cuban partyThere 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 Day 10: Vamos a la playaAfter 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 Still day 9: Hotel NacionalAfter 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 Day 9: ViñalesAt 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 October 16, 2004Day 8, Bad hair dayThe 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 Still day 7, Cuban CuisineI admit I am pleasantly surprised about Cuban cooking. As you may have guessed, food is important to me......Read this update Day 7, Con calmaI 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 October 15, 2004Day 6, Living dangerouslyToday, 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 October 13, 2004still day 5, Bailar salsaTody, 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 Day 5, GuantanameraTime 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 Day 4, Scams with a smileThis 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 October 11, 2004Day 3, Habana ViejaToday, 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 October 09, 2004Day 2, A la recherche de internetI 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 October 08, 2004Day one, Flight from hellNote, 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 October 07, 2004Leaving on a jet planeIn the words of the late John Denver: 'All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go'. Perhaps not the best song to think of before a long flight considering how he died (he crashed his plane), but there you...Read this update October 06, 2004Leuven: Cycle cityIt does not take long to realise that Leuven is a student town. The Catholic University of Leuven (KUL) has left a permanent mark on the place, with buildings that range from the famous (Central library) to the infamous (the...Read this update Gent: Tom HelsenI have a confession to make. One of the main reasons why I switched my week in Belgium from mid September to the beginning of October, was the fact that Tom Helsen was finally releasing a new cd (More...Read this update October 05, 2004Antwerp: A bridge too farAntwerp has always been one of my favourite Flemish cities. Of course, there are the obvious sightseeing spots: the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, the Grote Markt, the river Schelde. But these are some of my favourites:...Read this update October 04, 2004ChipsIf any non-Belgian readers ever feel like visiting my small but complicated country, I would like to clarify that chips, as eaten in the UK, are very different from 'frieten / frites' in Belgium. 'Frieten' are also not to be...Read this update October 03, 2004Memory LaneMeeting my friends and family is turning out to be quite an emotional rollercoaster....Read this update October 02, 2004Culture shockWho would have thought that my first stop, Belgium, which is actually my home country, would actually give me my first bout of culture shock....Read this update |
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