Cuba, Day 11 Flamenco, Art, Baseball, Music, and Back to the Malecón With Chavez’ death, there were initially three days of mourning, which meant no music. Fortunately, our dance troupe remembered us from last week, and because we had made a real connection with them, they invited us back in spite of the mourning period. […]

Cuba, Day 08 Farewells and Welcomes This was the switch-over day. After breakfast, our first group checked out of their rooms, and headed off to the airport, but not before they bid sad farewells to our new Cuban photographer friends who opened their eyes to new ways of seeing and provided charming hosting to us. […]

Cuba, Day 07 Meandering around Old Habana It was Sunday, and time to meander around the city. One of the participants and I saw some Tiffany stained glass in one of the posh hotels. The doorman beckoned us in, and after initially demurring, we decided to accept his invitation. He spoke passable English, certainly better […]