Travel

Friday, December 23, 2016

It is time to say goodbye to New York, we are heading to Cuba over the holidays.

In the plane, filling some paperwork.

Upon arrival, we needed to find transportation to Varadero, our first stop.  We were looking for a taxi to take us for this 3 hours ride.  There are many old cars in Cuba which are kept in excellent condition since boycott prohibits car import from USA. 

This car took us for the biggest part of our trip to Varadero.

That ride took us through some beautiful areas, first through Havana, and then through lush nature and along the coastline.  The car had no seat belts, the driver was driving fast, and was occasionally talking on his mobile phone (no hands-free device). I napped and woke up in the middle of a race with some other car along the way. Well, we arrived in one piece, and ahead of time, which is a great achievement for that day.