Cuba Day Trip to Vinales – 1 – May 2009

     When Paula and I took a day trip to Vinales, our van contained a mini UN – 2 Catalonians from the Canary Islands, 2 students from Ecuador, a student from Germany, an embassy official from Brazil who worked in Germany and our Cuban driver and guide.
     On our way out of Havana, we drove by the Malecon (waterfront) with its historic fort; through the Miramar with large 2 story colonial homes and down palm lined boulevards into the countryside.
     As we traversed the very bumpy freeway, we were reminded with  government signs which proclaimed “Revolution is an historic moment” and “Unity, Strength and Victory”  that  2009 was the 50th Anniversary when Fidel Castro overthrew Batista.