From Trinidad we had another long drive back to Havana via Santa Clara and the Che memorial. We had been sick through the night but managed to catch some of the rural scenery between naps.
In Santa Clara we visited Che Guevara's mausoleum along with many of his comrades. The museum section had a lot of photographic material on his life. Che was not his name! he was actually Ernesto. He was born Argentinian and Che is a phrase they use a lot so the Cubans started to call him this and when he became a minister in the new regime he retained the name Che. He trained as a doctor but became a soldier and was involved in a series of revolutionary movements finally being killed in Bolivia.
Photos were only allowed in the open air section with the memorable sculpture.
Che Guevara.
Che's mural wall
Che's letter to the Cuban people on his resignation.
Skipped lunch and slept till we reached Havana. We stopped at the fort across the bay from the old section of town and the malecon. Great for photos!
Gail with Old Havana as a backdrop.
It was close to sunset and a beautiful location.
The guns of the old fort protect the city beyond from attack. The modern buildings of North Havana
and the malecon make up the background.
Our final photo of Cuba. A great place to visit and an interesting economy to study.
We fly homeward today!
In Santa Clara we visited Che Guevara's mausoleum along with many of his comrades. The museum section had a lot of photographic material on his life. Che was not his name! he was actually Ernesto. He was born Argentinian and Che is a phrase they use a lot so the Cubans started to call him this and when he became a minister in the new regime he retained the name Che. He trained as a doctor but became a soldier and was involved in a series of revolutionary movements finally being killed in Bolivia.
Photos were only allowed in the open air section with the memorable sculpture.
Che Guevara.
Che's mural wall
Che's letter to the Cuban people on his resignation.
Skipped lunch and slept till we reached Havana. We stopped at the fort across the bay from the old section of town and the malecon. Great for photos!
Gail with Old Havana as a backdrop.
It was close to sunset and a beautiful location.
The guns of the old fort protect the city beyond from attack. The modern buildings of North Havana
and the malecon make up the background.
Our final photo of Cuba. A great place to visit and an interesting economy to study.
We fly homeward today!
2 comments:
Lovely final photo of you both :)
Hope you are feeling better! XO
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