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| Garden area where we eat our meals at our first "casa particular" |
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| Our first Mojito, fresh mint, picked from the garden and the famous rum that made this country famous |
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| First, heat/light a piece of coal on the gas stove, then "FAN" the coals for the BBQ |
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| No Coca Cola here on Tu Kola |
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| viva la revolucion con CHE |
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| Cienfuegos, established by the French when kicked out of Haiti |
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| Cienfuegos |
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| Local Artwork |
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| Last cars from the USA, 1959 |
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| Need a lift, pedi cars....tourists are not aloud to hire them. Only locals. but a peso is a peso. |
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| At the sugar cane plantation on top of the highest "slave watch" tower in all of the Americas. she is smiling, but it was sad. |
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| Isabella at the top of the Tower in the town of Trinidad at the sugar plantation |
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| Original cook buildings on the plantation, now someone's home |
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| Original Traiche from 1860. The slaves would push around the top piece of wood and crush the sugar cane for the juice. the girls actually made their own sugar cane/lime juice drinks. |
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| Roasted pig....very common dish...especially during the holidays in honor of La Revolucion. |
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| Our car for the day. 1954 plymouth |
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| In front of our first casa particular |
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| Heavy traffic |
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| Girls making sugar cane juice |
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| Sugar juice and lime....yum |
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| Che is everywhere, everywhere, everywhere |
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| Traffic jam in Trinidad |
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| Trinidad |
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| Sugar Cane Plantation |
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| First restaurant was full, so we ended up in this person's backyard for lunch. It was beautiful |
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| Everything is recyled and reused...hardly any garbage anywhere. |
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| Xela waiting for lunch |
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| Lobster at every meal if you want it. |
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| Going home in our Plymouth from Trinidad back to Cienfuegos |
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| Tiny little restaurant, of course with live music, Cienfuegos |
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| The brother in law from the casa, who ended up driving us around all day and showing us around in his Plymouth |
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