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This year on St. They decided to distinguish themselves by meeting Valentina in Cuba : ) Transaero flew, it was quite normal, only some Russian brethren got drunk simply into the trash (Egyptian flights are resting), then they nevertheless restrained them. Customs passed without delay, even managed to have dinner at the hotel.
The hotel itself is not new, of course, but quite worthy. Everything works, the water is hot around the clock, the bathroom is tiled, the room is huge, with 2 balconies. The hotel also has a small swimming pool. Near it is an all-inclusive bar, and in the main hall there is another bar, but everything is already there for money, and everyone goes to this bar first, because. it's in plain sight, but it's free on the sidelines : ) Cocktails are awesome, they don't spare rum at all, they pour 90% of it, and they serve it in plastic cups. At first we were surprised, and then appreciated: you can take it and go for a walk wherever you want. There is a lot of food: meat is always 2-3 types, potatoes, cabbage is very fond of (and in all forms - boiled, fresh, stewed), fresh vegetables, salads, ham, pasta, always several types of juices for breakfast (very tasty! ) And cakes for lunch and dinner. And awesome ice cream.
Beach across the road, clean, with white sand and OCEAN! It's impossible to fall in love! The first couple of days we had a storm, it was impossible to swim - the Portuguese boats were thrown ashore, anyway it was beautiful, we walked along the coast and enjoyed it : )

Went to Havana (on our own) and a 2 day excursion to 3 cities (Santa Clara, Trinidad and Cienfuegos). We went to Havana by bus (10 cookies per person one way) - the bus runs 3 times a day (8 am, 11 am and 2 pm it seems to take 3 hours), we arrived perfectly, walked with a guidebook, examined Old Havana (where we got into the fortress in the tenacious paws of caretakers, who want up to 1 cookie for everything - from a tour in Spanish, which we don’t need, and ending with a paid descent from the bell tower, while also paying for the entrance to the fortress itself), central Havana with the Capitol and the theater (here they just conquered! ), drank daiquiri in Florida, and then got tired and got on a very comfortable 2-story tour bus plying around the city, and saw everything else that you must see in Havana, incl. and the famous Malecon. The city of opposites - very beautiful buildings and almost ruins nearby, moreover hung with a myriad of linen (i. e. people live in them), but there is some kind of romance in it, which you will not find anywhere else, and it is very captivating. The Cathedral is just amazing!
Well, a couple of days after the trip to Havana, we went on an excursion. I really wanted to see the Caribbean Sea (and for this you need at least a port on it, Cienfuegos), and Trinidad, as an example of colonial Cuba of past centuries. In addition, the tour included spending the night in the Escambray mountains (it was in them that Che was hiding), as well as a truck ride along them and a hike to the waterfalls - so at the same time the opportunity to explore nature. At first, the guide flatly refused to give the opportunity to swim in the Caribbean Sea (not included in the tour), but as a result, for the warm gratitude of the whole bus in the form of a small reward, the program was changed somewhat - instead of Cienfugos, we went to the beach and swam in the HOT water of the sea for 1.5 hours) Santa Clara is a curious place, Che Guevara and his comrades are buried here; further Trinidad - a picturesque town, wandered through the streets, examined the Romantic Museum (how the counts lived in Cuba), life and truth there as in the 18th century. Beggars strained a little (or rather, vparivatel of various beads, etc. for only 1 cookie) - it reminded Egypt with its "bakshish, bakshish" - but this is only on the main street, because. there are crowds of tourists. Cubans are mostly well-mannered, friendly people, with whom it is pleasant to deal with, there is no comparison with the Arabs. We looked at a cigar rolling master class, souvenirs in Trinidad turned out to be the cheapest.
The overnight stay at the hotel was calm, and in the morning we moved on ZILs further deep into the jungle : ) At first it was scary, but it was safe and there was a certain buzz, and then 3 km on foot along the path to the mountain lake and waterfall. Along the way, they tell (and show) what kind of plants are found: amoretto, agave, some other mahogany, and also saw hummingbirds, vultures - in a word, very picturesque! Then lunch (quite dense) and go swimming! Having bathed, we went back and managed to have dinner at the main hotel. In general, there were so many different impressions from this excursion that when we returned to our room, there was a strong feeling that we had just come home from vacation : ) We saw nature, cities, the life of the Cuban hinterland, in a word, we managed to feel the country! The remaining 3 days were spent on the beach, swimming in the azure ocean. We flew back on a night flight, the food was better (thanks to the Cubans! ) than when we flew TO Cuba. This country, and the region as a whole, fascinated me, so the minimum task is to expand the geography of travel also to the mainland of South America!