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Island of Freedom
In Cuba you can go at any time of year - there is never ending beach season and there is always fresh mint for a mojito. But better to be gone as quickly as possible, while still alive, Fidel Castro and the island of freedom does not become an American resort province of what it was before the revolution. Visas for Russians do not want 13 hours of flight - and you're in the socialist corner, where everyone is happy.Cuba is associated with aromatic cigars, dark rum, macho man in a sombrero and salsa. And all it really is on the island. Is perhaps unexpected that catches your eye poverty Cubans. The capital Havana in some places looks like a week ago, suffered a natural disaster: old buildings, no repairs, here and there occur peeling facades and dilapidated houses. In grocery stores can easily remember the Soviet past: the empty shelves - and the only unappetizing piece of meat, and in tourist areas tirelessly duty black-marketeers. The average salary is 15 dollars a month, but if Cuban gets 20 - means he was lucky, and he is likely to work in tourism.
However, a cheerful disposition and good nature of Cubans do not give them good cheer. Despite the unenviable standard of living, they adore the Castro brothers - Fidel and Raul. Still here like Russian, largely because the Soviet Union helped the friendly republic, including the creation of military bases. The latter circumstance does not allow to forget the local guides, and kept pointing to the reactor dome, built jointly with the Russian. " Collective farm growing oranges here proudly bears the name of Lenin, and sells ice cream in Havana harbor on free Russian tells of how he defended his thesis on scientific communism at the Kazan University.
Surprisingly, the poverty of Cubans did not make this country cheap - prices are close to the European. The island turns two pesos: conventional, used only by local residents, and so-called convertible (CUC), which are paying tourists. One CUC is equivalent to one euro. Currency can be purchased directly at the airport, as the course the same everywhere. It is preferable to take euros, dollars are disadvantageous change - apparently affects dislike for Americans. Entertainment and shopping in Cuba are not cheaper than in Paris. For example, "Bolivian Diary of Che Guevara in the English language is less than 12 CUC will not meet. Prices for souvenirs - maracas, sombreros, jewelry - starting from 5 CUC. But do not be lazy bargain. And be sure to bring home rum. The easiest Havana Club is 3 CUC, a bottle of dark Santiago de Cuba, which the Cubans themselves feel better, at the airport you can buy for 8 CUC.
Havana: a step without tipping The capital of Cuba - a small but densely populated city. The cozy little space in it alternate with narrow streets, on which the guide lines of old women shuffling-tourists. Historical Center - Old Havana - consists of blackened cathedrals and colonial buildings, painted in bright shades of pink and yellow. The city drive the same bright cars - American "Buick", Russia's "penny" and "victory." Cuban Capitol is an exact copy of the American. Here is a small museum exhibit and are amusing souvenir shops. Souvenir full and on the main pedestrian street Obispo, where, after walking a pleasure to relax in the bar Floridita or Bodegita del Medio, which often came to drink your favorite daiquiri Ernest Hemingway.
In restaurants and cafes have to be alert to the possibility that the payment of food and beverages is not limited. Almost everywhere have to tip mariachi musicians - in Cuba is extremely intrusive music service. Each restaurant, you have only to sit down and make an order, there is next to a group sombrero, always singing "Comandante Che Guevara and other Cuban hits. Performed two or three songs, a soloist will certainly come to your table and persistently asks tip. A few pesos, generally speaking, ask for everything: the amiable Cuban, which proposed to photograph you on a picturesque backdrop, and a passer-by specifying the correct direction, and the children on the street. Worth gape at some crowded area - and attacks you pimp or dealer, offering a box of cigars, cocaine, or a girl for five dollars (Cuba is common). The fair sex is also not saved from excessive attention - married them they will call in the morning until evening. In order not to attract attention, learn as little as possible to resemble a tourist: wear old jeans, clear away the camera and map. The city Walk composure, is in a hurry, because the basic credo of Cubans - Trabajo Manana ( "work tomorrow").
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