Day 9
Kris' birthday in Havana, Cuba! Awesome day tours and a night at the Tropicana!
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Cool cannons!
Pointed out toward the water. You can see our ship in the background.
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There's the ship!
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Obelisk memorial
To all the soldiers that died at the fort.
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So big!
The fort was so big! We had time to walk around but there was no way we could see every part.
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Prison cell?
I really thought this was a tiny prison cell but the sign said it's access from the fort to the dock at the bay.
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Sundial
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Pretty!
This part of the fort looked very "old town" compared to the barracks.
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Secret garden
We walked through a random arch and found this beautiful garden. Literally a secret garden. It was so peaceful and quiet.
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Amazing trees
It was so pretty here, with the trees growing down the wall, I wish we could have stayed here longer.
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Banyan trees
I think they're banyan trees. So cool!
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One last shot
We had to start heading toward the bus.
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Heading back
They gave us a certain time to meet at the bus. We didn't want to be late!
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Cigar rolling
On our way out of the forst we saw nearly all of our group was in the cigar shop. We went to check it out. Jose Castelar Cairo was…
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World's longest cigar
Cairo, also known as "Cueto," set a record in 2016 for rolling the World's Longest Cigar. It was 90 meters long (295 feet)! He rol…
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Expensive!
They had all kinds of cigars in the shop. Some of them cost hundreds of dollars!
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Pretty tree
On our way out for real now. The tree was so pretty!
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Overcrowding
Our tour guide also pointed out some of the problems in Cuba. This building is very overcrowded. If you look at the top left two w…
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Nice pic!
I just like this picture with the building and the car parked on the corner.
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Old Havana
Walking towards the Plaza de la Catedral.