… or Same Place, Different View …
We still have a few workshops to go for 2014, but we are also looking to next year.
There is New Orleans, of course, and Carnivale in Venice (sold out in a day and a half), and following that, our fourth tour in Cuba.
We love Cuba. The people are so friendly, and the textures and colors of the country wonderful.
As we work on final arrangements for our 2015 trip, I was reviewing 2014.
One of the things we always put on our schedule is a visit to a dance troupe. This year, it was Pro Danza, a famous company that has toured internationally. We got to attend a rehearsal and meet the Grand Maitre de Ballet, Laura Alonso, a charming lady who pushed her dancers to do better than they thought they could do. As long as we did not get in her line of sight, we were allowed to move around and photograph different aspects of the program.
Arnie found a dancer stretching with another in the background doing the same. I was entranced by the legs of one dancer as she performed.
The streets of La Habana teem with life. Fruit carts abound. Cars and people vie for space. People chat. Delivery trucks and carts pass by. And children and teens play in streets that are less busy. While these two locations were not exactly the same, they were very close.
Markets are always fun to visit. The array of fruits, vegetables, and meats is colorful, and the hawking of them is loud and engaging. Both Arnie and I found a side warehouse away from the hustle and bustle and reversed roles. Where I usually take the more intimate view, Arnie did this time, and I concentrated on the wider view with the patterns of light coming down from the skylights. I don’t think we were standing more than eight feet from each other.
One has to take a ride in one of the 50s-vintage cars. These are a way of life in Cuba, not just something to be photographed in a static way. They provide a living for many, and Arnie and I both featured our driver, one we had the year before and who remembered us. Arnie took the view looking forward, while I loved it when he looked over his shoulder in conversation with us.
Once again, same place, different view. Try it!
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