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Broken column

The broken column in the middle represents a life cut short.
Cemetery symbolism

I haven't thought much about cemetery monuments. We learned a lot. The column in the center represents a life. The drape over the…
Gates
Entrance

The entrance gates were amazing!
Necropolis Cristobal Colon

Our next stop.It was established by royal decree in 1866.
Pink car!

I just like the picture with the pink car.
Jose Marti

The statue of Jose Marti. It was completed in 1958 during the final days of the Bautista dictatorship.
Jose Marti Memorial

Jose Marti is a national hero in Cuba dating back to before the revolution. Whenever you see peole speaking to large crowds in Hav…
Ministry of the Interior Building

The face of Che Guevara. It says, "Hasta la Victoria Siempre" (Until the everlasting victory).
Ministry of Communications Building

The face of Camilo Cienfuegos. It says, "Vas bien Fidel" (You're doing fine, Fidel).
Plaza de la Revolution

Revolution Square. Osmin is telling us about the revolution and FIdel Castro. Revolution Square is used for large gatherings. It's…
Beautiful church

We were surprised at how many times our guide told us that some people in Cuba are religious but a lot of Cubans aren't religious…
Empty

I'm not sure if it was because it was before 10am but it was surprisingly empty.
Paint

Osmin told us Cuba doesn't get a lot of paint imported. There was a lot of peeling paint but it just gave everything character.
Old Havana

Sad we just drove down this street. it was really cool! I would have loved to walk it.
Fieles a nuestra historia

True to our history. Instead of a lot of product advertisements there are billboards and signs with revolutionary propaganda. With…
Hotel Saratoga

I like this picture of the hotel with the buggy in front. Even a dog, which I didn't see at the time. We didn't see many dogs.
More cars!

They were everywhere. I never really tired of seeing them. It made the whole day feel like we went back in time, so did a lot of t…
National Museum of Fine Arts

They had a lot of cool buildings.
Cool

Even if they were for tourists, we still took a ton of pictures of the cars. Some were restored pretty nicely, some looked good fr…
Classic Taxi

Our tour guide told us that the classic cars were for the tourists only. Not a lot of people owned classic cars, they own Russian…