In the morning, I visit the museum of the revolution. The museum is housed in the former presidential palace - a grand building with rooms like this one:
The museum details all aspects of the revolution, including the period of "building socialism" afterwards. The explanations conveniently stop in 1990 - when Cuba lost its primary trade partner with the fall of the Soviet regime, and ran into big-time economic trouble as a result.
I spend the afternoon just strolling around, for example to the bay with a view of the castle over an angry sea:
In the evening, I attend a ballet performance in the Gran Teatro de Habana.
The performance is very good - but a little short: the show is over after only 100 minutes - including two breaks of 15 to 20 minutes each. Even the dance/animation company in my cheap all-inclusive place in Santa Lucía made more effort...
The museum details all aspects of the revolution, including the period of "building socialism" afterwards. The explanations conveniently stop in 1990 - when Cuba lost its primary trade partner with the fall of the Soviet regime, and ran into big-time economic trouble as a result.
I spend the afternoon just strolling around, for example to the bay with a view of the castle over an angry sea:
In the evening, I attend a ballet performance in the Gran Teatro de Habana.
The performance is very good - but a little short: the show is over after only 100 minutes - including two breaks of 15 to 20 minutes each. Even the dance/animation company in my cheap all-inclusive place in Santa Lucía made more effort...
