U.S President Obama has opened up relations between the US and Cuba and the first day for departures under the new rule is January 16, 2015.
Departing Miami for Havana, Cuba January 16, 205
Havana airport parking lot. January 16, 2015
Departing the airport, Havana, Cuba
Arriving on the runway to see farmers baling hay between the flight paths.
Mark Potter from NBC news asking people about the changes expected in the culture with an expansion in tourism. Journalists cover the news – this is the day the embargo was lifted from travel between the US and Cuba.
Mom in Havana, Cuba
Old Square (Plaza Vieja): Cobbles stones made of wood.
Church
Family portrait in paint and sandstone in Havana, Cuba
Old Square (Plaza Vieja): Che hats for sale.
Wedding couple.
Street musicians
Got Dope?
Center for fertility clinic.
Square
Bears from around the world in St. Francis de Assisi Square
bears from around the world.
Bumble bees
B.J. French
Bronze of a man who was wrongly accused of a crime and he died in prison. People touch his beard and his finger for luck. But he doesn’t appear to have been all that lucky!
Bronze of a man in Havana, Cuba
The basilica and the monastery of San Francisco de Asis (Saint Francis of Assisi) were built in Havana, Cuba at the end of sixteenth century (1580–91)
Old Havana
The Prado in Old Havana, Cuba
Rennovation in Havana, Cuba
Building from 1895
Old cars are used as taxis in Havana Cuba
Havana is a natural port for the cruise lines.
B.J. French (Mom) and me – selfie in the horse carriage, by Keri Pickett
Tour buses and horse carts, Old Havana, Cuba
Horse cart tour, Old Havana, Cuba
Horse cart driver and Mom
Our group.
Havana, Cuba
Havana, Cuba
Havana, Cuba
Flower market
Bike taxi, Havana, Cuba
Professional models, Havana, Cuba
Professional model, Havana, Cuba
Sand painting, Havana, Cuba
Sand painting, Havana, Cuba
Visit to artist’s studio, Havana, Cuba
Art supplies
Lecture on Cuban Architecture
Artist’s studio security camera set-up.
Artist’s studio visit
View from the Parque Central Hotel new building
Wifi in the lobby of the Parque Central Hotel in Old Havana, Cuba
Selfie with Mom on the bus.
Key West Literary Seminar Tour Havana Jan 16-21, 2015