Friday, June 14, 2013

Cuba Round II

Cuba. Que lindo es mi Cuba. And boy let me tell you it's a journey in itself just getting here. This is the ticketing booth @MIA International waiting to have our boarding passes printed and pay for our luggage.  photo DSC00886.jpg Going to Cuba for most is an opportunity to take anything and everything you can fit or can't fit in luggage, you name it and we take it. Bikes, coffee makers, basketballs, rollerskates, baby cribs. EVERYTHING! Landing in Cuba you exit the plane right off the runway..  photo DSC00945.jpg Then like any country you stand in line at customs..  photo DSC00949.jpg  photo DSC00947.jpg After getting through customs our chariot awaited :)A Russian Lada is the norm..  photo DSC00954.jpg On my last visit we decided to take a break from La Habana and head out to VARADERO!  photo IMG_9918.jpg About 140km east of La Habana it's a straight shot on the via Blanca highway. It took us about 2 hours and some change with some stops and keeping an eye out for the caballitos (police). One of the cool stops on the way was El Puente de Bacunayagua, standing 110 meters high it is one of Cubas top 7 wonders of civil engineering.  photo IMG_9816.jpg  photo DSC01615.jpg And Yes.. there are tolls in Cuba too..  photo IMG_9912.jpg Varadero Beach  photo IMG_0126.jpg  photo IMG_9970.jpg  photo IMG_0018.jpg  photo IMG_0012.jpg Some Photos from the resort we stayed at.. The steak house which was closed during our visit for repairs.  photo IMG_9974.jpg The place where they do their weddings..  photo DSC01635.jpg Pool Bar!!  photo IMG_9980.jpg  photo IMG_0008.jpg Pool Bungalows  photo DSC01735.jpg  photo DSC01806.jpg Pool Area..  photo DSC01808.jpg Sunset  photo DSC01793.jpg  photo DSC01788.jpg  photo DSC01772.jpg That about wrapped up the Varadero part of the trip... I'll be back later for some of La Habana

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