CUBA PART 4.

Round two of the trekking through all Old Havana was on the adenda for today. But this time it was the other side. For those of you planning on traveling to Havana, keep in mind it is huge and is likely to take two days to see most of it... not even all of it. And this isn't just a glimpse at everything. I would need a week probably to get to know the city very well. But I was content with my two days. Edith and I got up early to be the first in line to get tickets to the national ballet, which aparently is very popular. So after waiting three hours, watching two riots break out, and one visit from the police, we finally got our spot in the ballet. After we strolled into the plaza de revolution where huge metal outlines of Cuba's heros hung on the buildings. This is where all the political marches happen when the government displeases the public. Next Edith hailed us a taxi and we drove straight to the Malecon for a nice relaxing afternoon just staring out into the Caribbean and watching the fishermen sit in frustration. Spontaneously we hopped aboard a little tour train that took us up and down the sea wall where I got to see all the destruction from Hurricane Irma. It wasn't as bad as I thought but it still had a big impact on the locals. We went in a few more hotels and fancy buildings while we made our way to the taxi hub. By now the clouds were starting to roll in for a nice afternoon thunderstorm. As soon as we got into the taxi it started to rains cats and dogs. I was relieved to be inside a car, but then I forgot about the 2 miles walk we still had to get back to the house. And needless to say we forgot the umbrellas. So we just embraced the rain and trudged through the streets, picking up a few plantanos from a street vendor. When we got home Eduardo was excited to hand me my drink and Edith was already making dinner. I was distracted by the huge avocados that grow down in Cuba. After a long wet day we had a very scrumptious dinner.