Sunday, February 1, 2009

Cuba: too much to explain!

Ok. So there is soooooo much to tell right now, and it is crazy and you wont get anything in that much details because it is crazy how much you experience here.
But well, let´s start from the beginning, no? A very good place to start!

So Trinidad got all crazy in the end. Well, it was a really good week and all and I looove Trinidad because it is such a beautiful city with such a good atmospehere and nice people and everything. But we ended up getting kicked out of our casa particular by that lady we thought was really nice, because we didnt want to eat her food because it was too expencive, and suddenly she had a new reservation and wanted us out. Just so stupid. But luckily we found this other place with this really old nice couple and it was cheaper and located closer to the park we liked the most and it couldnt be better at the time. In Trinidad we saw a lot and we went to the beach and we danced and saw shows and music and everything. We also meet these three cuban guys Ivaniz, Borro and Mario, a Ducth girl Anita and two danish girls who we hung out with a lot, saw a famous cuban salsa band and had fun. Nice nice nice.

Then Amalie and I hitchhiked to Ciengfuegos from Trinidad. There were like no cars and it was sunday and all, and Amalie said after a while "ok, ill pyut sunscreen in my face and then a car will come and pick us up" and so she did and immideately after a car showed up with the words "it must be your lucky day today!" So we got a lift all the way to Cienfuegos, and even thought the two cuban guys who picked is up got a little creepy in the end it was nice and cheap!

So, Cienfuegos was really nice. We meet these two cuban rastafari boys Giron and Pavel, who we partied with most of the days. Cienfuegos is a nice nice nice city with a good Malecon and the best place to see the sunset. We went to the waterfall El Nicho one day and went swimming in the cold cold water - but we are from Denmark, are we not?
And we stayed in the nicest casa in Ciengfuegos owned by the nicest gay couple in the world, who we also went to a drag show with. So crazy!
And we also meet the nicet guy from Uruguay who was really nice to talk to and with who we looked at stars with one night and it was nice and I saw a shootinh star and all.

Then we went to Santa Clara with the cuban train in the middle of the night. Actually we couldnt buy the tickets ourselves because they dont sell to tourist, but the one gayguy from our house went with us and it was an amazing experience. Really just like stepping into a movie, this old falling apart train in the middle of the night, ice cold and the fog everywhere and the guards lighting you in the face with flashlights and people sleeping everywhere on top of eachtother. Amazing!

So we went to Santa Clara and saw all the Che stuff and then train and what not and went to a Disco with two guys Rafael and Islandy we meet on the streets and it was both horrible and amazing and really something we will remember. But I will just say that I wont get surprised if some people get pregnant from dancing in cuba, because it looks soo porn-y sometimes that I had to go out and get some fresh air once in a while.

Then we hitchhiked to Matanzas and got picked up by one cuban and two italians and we picked oranges from trees on the way and ate sugar-stuff and it was great.
Matanzas was a great city and we liked it alot and saw the Bellamar Caves with was amazing!
So we hitchhiked back to Havana, stayed there one night and the next morning we took the bus to Viñales (ohyes, the bus!)
We meet the nicest german couple who we spent all time with in Viñales and we also meet a swedish girl who we meet before in Cienfuegos.
So Viñales is really my favorite place on Cuba, for sure. So nice an quiet and beautiful with the mountains and we did a lot of walking (16 kilometers one day!) and we saw caves and a big painting and nature and had a good time.
We talked to the early morning and drank a lot of rum with the german couple and everything was good.

Today Amalie and I hitchhiked our way back to Havana and are now here for the last week. It will be great!

So sorry for this really bad description of my time here, the next time it will be better I promise, because I really have so much to say about this place. It is amazing and horrible and fantastic and tragic and whatnot. So, all is good and I am good and I miss you all (yes!!!)

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1 comment:

Florus said...

Oh yeah!!!! Profite à fond petite chanceuse :D