Hola! we made it to Trinidad, after three exciting days in Habana, we spent 5 kind of quiet days in Vinales (100 km ish west of Habana), then 3 days on the gorgeous carribean beach in Maria La Gorda (in the utmost southwest of Cuba), another day stopover in Vinales, and yesterday we made it to lively Trinidad. so far we we have come to the following conclusions:
- if you come here, you better speak spanish
- Cuanto Es (how much) and Hay... (do you have ...) are very important phrases. else, the chance of getting ripped off is rather big, hehe
- we might not loose any weight here, the food is way too good (and abundant too, for the ones with hard cash...)
- Cubans sometimes are very punctual...they say ""meet at 8" and they show up at 8...
- bring an umbrella, helps for both the occasional rain shower as well as the sun.
- people are similar to everywhere else in the world. there the greedy ones (almost using illegal methods), there the very friendly ones (giving you medicine for free or offering dinner for free i.e.), and the nerve racking blokes ("want cigars?")
mobile phones coverage is prett good here, we check our mobile usually once a day for text messages. please do not expect a quick reply though, too expensive...and the first postcards are one the way. we'll see if they make it to good ole yermany and Ireland...
right so, over and out for the time being. :)
and Knulli, keep it up ;)
