
Pretty tree
On our way out for real now. The tree was so pretty!
On our way out for real now. The tree was so pretty!
cuba fort saint charles fortaleza de san carlos de la cabaña gun havana tour tree
They had all kinds of cigars in the shop. Some of them cost hundreds of dollars!
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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 rolled it for Fidel Castro's 90th birthday. They had it in a plexiglass box that was hanging from the ceiling. Neither of us could get it all in one picture..
cigar cuban fort saint charles fortaleza de san carlos de la cabaña havana jose castelar cairo rolling shop smoke world record
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 rolling cigars in there. It was pretty cool!
cigar cuban fort saint charles fortaleza de san carlos de la cabaña havana jose castelar cairo rolling shop smoke
They gave us a certain time to meet at the bus. We didn't want to be late!
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We had to start heading toward the bus.
banyan bench cuba fort saint charles fortaleza de san carlos de la cabaña garden havana meditation tree wall
I think they're banyan trees. So cool!
banyan cuba fort saint charles fortaleza de san carlos de la cabaña garden havana meditation tree wall
It was so pretty here, with the trees growing down the wall, I wish we could have stayed here longer.
cuba fort fort saint charles fortaleza de san carlos de la cabaña garden grass havana meditation trees
We walked through a random arch and found this beautiful garden. Literally a secret garden. It was so peaceful and quiet.
cuba fort fort saint charles fortaleza de san carlos de la cabaña garden grass havana meditation trees
This part of the fort looked very "old town" compared to the barracks.
arch cobblestone cuba fort fort saint charles fortaleza de san carlos de la cabaña havana street
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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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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To all the soldiers that died at the fort.
cuba fort fort saint charles fortaleza de san carlos de la cabaña havana memorial obelisk
Pointed out toward the water. You can see our ship in the background.
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No idea why it's turned toward the fort.
cuba fort fort saint charles fortaleza de san carlos de la cabaña gun havana tour
A memorial to the memory of the Feliciano Captain Risech Amat. "Your memory will last to encourage our institution."
cuba fort fort saint charles fortaleza de san carlos de la cabaña havana memorial plaque tour
You can see the different buildings in the distance. This is where the troops used to stay. Open space within the fortress where the troops used to line up. There is a water reservoir which collects rain water through a complex hydraulic system. The storage was big enough to supply water to the troops for one whole year under siege.
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It was so much larger and spacious inside than I thought. It was like a little city. Down this street you can see to the ocean.
cannon cobblestone cuba door fort fort saint charles fortaleza de san carlos de la cabaña havana road tour