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Tank!
It's in front of the Museum of the Revolution. I just liked the tank seemingly in the middle of town.
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Museum of the Revolution
A lot of pictures from today are going to be taken from the bus. We covered a lot in 8 hours. We did get out a few times.
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Travelers
I was just amazed at all the people with suitcases. They must have come off of the other cruise ship. I was expecting more people…
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Welcome to Havana!
I waited for Bill downstairs by the buses. I was talking to an elderly woman while we both waited for our husbands. She told me sh…
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Money line
The next stop after passing the visa and health screen was the money line. They asked only one person per group stand in line for…
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In Havana!
To get off the ship we had to pre-buy a visa. We bought ours through the cruise line. As Americans We were required to do 8 hours…
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Classic cars
We could already see quite a few classic cars from the ship!
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Closer to the shipyards
I see other ships.
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Christ of Havana
A huge statue of Jesus across the bay from Havana. We'll see it closer later in the day.
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Havana
Now we're closer to the city, we're trying to see what it's like. It's a big city! The capitol dome is on the right-hand side of t…
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Off in to the sunrise
A nice shot of the pilot's boat leaving the ship.
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Pilot
The Cuban pilot is on the ship! The boat that dropped him off is leaving. I like the photo woth the city in the background.
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Photographers
Almost everyone had a camera or cell phone, taking pictures and video coming in to port.
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Watching
A lot of people came out to see us pull in to port. This was the inaugural cruise for Holland America to Cuba so, they made a big…
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Beautiful!
We were excitedly taking pictures of Havana but the sunrise was so beautiful it kept pulling our gaze away.
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Faro Castillo del Morro
The Morro Castle and lighthouse (faro) is one of the symbols of Havana and one of the most visited places by tourists. Completed i…
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Cuba selfie!
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Capitol
You can see the capitol building right in the center. It's modeled after ours in Washington D.C. but they say, "It's a few inches…
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Havana!
I'm not sure what I expected Havana to look like. It wasn't this huge city.
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Beautiful day!
The Captain made an announcement that the front of the ship would be open as we pulled in to Havana. We went up there to take pict…