Our third day we arrived in Havana, Cuba! This was the main reason my parents wanted to go on this particular cruise... a way to visit Cuba!
Our first glimpse of Cuba!
And we've docked in Havana!
Plaza de San Francisco across the street from where we were docked.
Our parents did a bus tour in Havana while Heather and I went on a photography tour. Heather is an amateur photographer and found a photography tour for us to take while in Cuba. We didn't visit the touristy parts of Havana but went to the real Havana! It was an amazing experience!
We took a taxi ride to our first stop and got to ride in one of the old timey cars. :)
Our tour guides were Alfredo and Alonso and they were amazing!
I have to say that I did not have the nicest camera with me, so it was hard to get action shots. But I like the way some of the pictures turned out. Heather had a nicer camera and the tour was more for her.
Even without a nice camera, I still loved the tour! Our first stop was the Malpaso Dance Company rehearsal. This was such a unique and interesting experience. At first it was a little awkward taking pictures of them but the photographers told us not to be shy and that they were used to being photographed so just take pictures.
Most of these are candid shots.
There was no air conditioning in this building and it was hot and humid. They had the windows open and fans blowing but when you're moving like these dancers were, you're going to sweat a lot.
Heather and I were hot and we were just taking pictures.
There was a point during the rehearsal where they were dancing with the music and without stopping. I was mesmerized by their dancing and I just stood there and cried. Seriously. It was just so beautiful! (I didn't take any pictures during that time).
The flexibility of these dancers was impressive!
Watching this dance company rehearse was a beautiful and unique experience!
After we finished taking pictures at the dance company, we walked around a nearby neighborhood and saw the real Havana.
It was a common thing to see people with carts like this selling things.
This band was playing in a covered outdoor restaurant. The man playing the bass saw that I was taking a picture and he smiled for the camera. He was cute. :)
As part of the tour, our tour guides took us to an authentic Cuban restaurant. I don't remember what the restaurant was called but the food was delicious and the building was air conditioned. :) Heather got a dish called ropa vieja and she said it was delicious!
I got pollo princesa and it was really good!
Since I took so many pictures in Havana, I divided the day into two posts...
