![]() ![]() It seemed to me that Old Havana is a facade that creates a positive image for tourists.įrom there, we went to meet a Cuban friend of my aunt who she knows through a language-learning website. However, as soon as we left those streets, we saw smelly and dirty streets. There were many tourists and if people only saw this part of the city, they would consider it as a place without poverty. We walked through clean streets and painted buildings. In general, it seemed like Old Havana was a different country. For example, in front of a museum, there were three government dogs that the state cares for and feeds. From above I loved the view.Īgain, I could see that in Cuba everything belongs to the state. We paid 1 CUC to climb one of the towers. Outside of the cathedral there were many santeras, inside they were selling images and stamps of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre. Finally, we went with him to the Chocolate Museum and the cathedral. We asked him if there was any job that young people wished to have, and he said the dream job was being a taxi driver. He told us that he studied languages on his own, did not go to college and earns more a month than his mother. ![]() Jeyson, who works at a pizzeria in Old Havana, has a mother who is a doctor and a father who is a taxi driver. His opinion on the economy of the country was similar to that of Meikel. The little church is decorated everywhere and what caught my attention was that it had air conditioning. We entered the Greek Orthodox Church, which is located just to the side. We went to the convent of San Francisco de Asís, and we touched the beard and the finger of the statue of the Knight of Paris that are at the door. We walked through Obispo and Chacón street. We were accompanied by Jeyson, a Cuban boy who is friends with Gaby’s aunt. ![]() We went to the Royal Force’s Castle Museum. ![]() We tried to enter the Museum of Generals, but it was closed. The taxi left us in front of the Capitol. ![]()
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