A typical sight on any given street corner in Havana. Cuba was a classic car lovers' paradise.
A pair of classic automobiles cruising "El Prado" in Havana.
This is a very nice 1959 Ford Galaxie. A well maintained classic ride. I love the mag wheels.
The classic car taxi line up along the Obrapia and the Parque Central in Old Havana.
The lineup of taxis for hire outside of the Grand Theater of Havana. The ultimate lineup of beautiful classic '50s automobiles.
My birth year car. A 1953 Chevy. It was sheer luck that it happened driving by when we flagged for a taxi.
It wasn't until our last evening in Cuba that we found a birth year car for Linda to ride in. I found mine early on, a very dilapidated 1953 Chevy. Linda got the premiere ride, a restored 1948 DeSoto Checkered Cab. She was in heaven.
It was only a matter of time for Linda to find her birth year ride. A restored 1948 DeSoto Checkered Cab. The destination was not important. The ride was an epic journey into the past.
A "Coco" makes its way past a bicycle tour group in Old Havana.
The view from the Roof Garden of the Hotel Sevilla on El Prado overlooks Old Havana and the capitol building.
A dance troupe performs on the Paseo de Marti during the weekend. The Paseo de Marti, known to Havanan's as "El Prado" is a wide European style boulevard through Old Havana.
A woman watching the world go by from her balcony in Havana.
Debating politics is a popular pastime in Havana's Parque Central.
A salsa musician performs at El Escabeche, one of Havana's many bars along the Calle Obispo.
El Escabeche was a real find on Calle Obispo in Havana. Linda and I just stumbled on while wandering the streets. Great salsa performers really put on a show.
El Escabeche is an open air bar along a walking street. This woman was in the crowd enjoying the music from outside.
A Cuban outside El Escabeche listening to the music.
A rum shop near the Plaza Vieja. It is sold straight from the cask so you must bring your own bottle.
Viaje Fantástico, huge bronze statue by the sculptor Roberto Fabelo stands on Havana's Plaza Vieja.
The Beatles and their music was once banned in Cuba. Twenty years after John Lennon's death Fidel Castro dedicated a statue of Lennon and dedicated Lennon Park in his honor as a "fellow dreamer." A security guard who watches over the statue puts his glasses on for photo opportunities.
Stairway in the Habana Vieja district of Havana.
A Havanan spruces up a railing with a new coat of paint along the Malecon
The Colon Cemetery in Havana is filled with magnificent sculptures and artwork on many of the crypts. This is s detail from the Mausoleo de los Bomberos, a memorial to firefighters who lost their lives during a hardware store fire in 1890.
Havanan's at home on the residential streets of Centro Habana.
