Cuba!!

My last travel and the one which pointed me towards a DSLR. All these photos were taken with my Sony H9 point & shoot. even though they were not done with a Nikon camera, I still wanted to share a rare trip I was able to take (legally).

There are plenty others on my flickr account which you are more than welcome to view (and comment). Enjoy!



The very famous Malecon - Seawall along the main avenue




Morro - Famous fort on bay of Havana
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Sunset in Havana
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Varadero - Labeled as one of the most beautiful beaches in the world!
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Bacunayagua standing on a bridge that crosses this valley Strait of Florida is in the horizon
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Capitol in Havana at night - The best I could do with a point & shoot
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Playing domino's on the street - Very popular
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Bus packed like sardines... No A/C
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Cementario Colon - very famous but run down! Needs to be maintained!
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Taxi service in El Rincon
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Church of San Lazaro - A pilgrimage site for Cubans
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view looking down a typical street in La Habana Vieja
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Dome of the Capitol in Havana
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1959 Chevy Impala.. yep there were tons of beautiful classics on the street!
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Very typical run down apartment in Havana
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Capitol of Havana - Very similar (same plans) to our Capital
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Typical Political sign in Cuba - They do not like Bush at all!
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Another beauty parked by my wife's Grandmother's house.



This was an eye opening trip and I hope one day relationships can open up between the US and Cuba because we are missing out on probably the most beautiful island in the Caribbean!

 

Thank you both. I'm glad you enjoyed the photos!

 

Thank you Steve!

 

Thanks dude... Its hard to compete with your Paris threads but hey, its a unique destination! :biggrin:

 

Andy, There are only a few options for Americans to go to Cuba. The way I was able to go was that my wife has immediate family there and she is allowed to visit them once every three years (legally). Prior to marrying her, I was just a typical american who could not visit! Hopefully these DUMB rules change in the near future! Oh and yes we had to go through the treasury dept., get visa's from Cuba and pay a ridiculous amount of money for the flight and cuban taxes.

Thank you! Yea that was a great camera. 15X optical zoom sure helped alot! I sold it to get my Nikon. :frown: But if you want a P&S that was definitely a good one!

 

Yea, its funny yet sad at the same time. In reference to the cars, you see the American cars year end at 1959. That's when Castro took over. Cuba was a booming town with ton's of American's living there. And basically what you see all over Havana is that construction stopped and maintenance stopped in 1959 as well.

I told my in-laws (who came from Cuba 8 years ago) That there is a ton of potential. Once the relationship's open and money can start going into the economy there it will be that booming town once more!

 

Thank you Les, I appreciate the kind feedback!

 

Thanks Lyndee and Don!