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Showing posts with label havana. Show all posts
Sunday, April 5, 2015
More photos from the Second Edition Go to www.TinyURL.com/HavanaPhotoBook for more photos
More photos from the Second Edition
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| Go to www.TinyURL.com/HavanaPhotoBook Travel with Mario Llorente (702) 689-1982 He guided us on this photo trip |
Saturday, April 4, 2015
More photos from the Second Edition: a tour of Havana
Some photos from the second edition of JK McCrea's photo book about HavanaSee the first edition TinYURL.com/HavanaPhotoBook
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Sneak Preview Our Updated Havana Book---- See the Real Havana behind the Monuments
We traveled to Havana looking to see how the people really lived and worked, not just the famous monuments, bars and old cars. This edition of the Havana book gives glimpses of those everyday thing  |
| We'll take you for a drive and give you dining experiences |
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| Read Havana and find your way through the city |
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| You'll feel like you're actually walking the local streets |
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| You can imagine yourself sitting right here, enjoying life |
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| HAVANA will show you what to expect when dining out |
Monday, February 23, 2015
Part 5 of 5: Leave a bag in Havana... How to get around.
In Vedado,
the streets running NW to SE are odd numbers.
The streets
running NE to SW are even numbers.
This
following description is by RussiannVaz on virtualtourist.com. Havana has neighborhoods each with a
distinct identity,
QUESTION:
About traffic. Is traffic in Havana and other
big cities very heavy all day or maybe in the morning only?
The traffic is not so heavy. At least if U compare it with other countries. The street with heavier traffic in Vedado, Havana, for example, is 23rd. But don't worry, U can drive without problems, many tourist do it. I used to go usually in bicycle everywhere in Havana without problems. The worst time is [in morning, of course] and in the afternoon between 3 and 6pm. In the pic U'll see the streets U asked for.
The traffic is not so heavy. At least if U compare it with other countries. The street with heavier traffic in Vedado, Havana, for example, is 23rd. But don't worry, U can drive without problems, many tourist do it. I used to go usually in bicycle everywhere in Havana without problems. The worst time is [in morning, of course] and in the afternoon between 3 and 6pm. In the pic U'll see the streets U asked for.
Also the naming of the streets in various neighborhoods of Havana like Vedado, Miramar and Playa is easy. Starting from 23, the parallel streets going in the sea directions decrease the number and are only odd numbers. In the other direction they increase. The perpendicular streets are named by the letters of the alphabet so starting from G going to the sea the next letter is H and the next one is I where the casa U choose is located. In the other direction the previous street of G is F. The letters start from Paseo street, where I used to live. Away from Paseo the naming of the streets change to even numbers....is really easy ;)
For
example, the National Hotel is located near O Street and 21 Avenue. Below, you can see Parque Lennon is between 6
and 8 (NE to SW) 15 and 17 (NW to SE).
You can give directions of Calle 8 y 15 and people will know that there
is an intersection of an odd and an even number.
Thank you
for carrying an extra bag with you to Havana.
If you gather more tips about “what to do” and “what to leave behind,”
send the tips to SteveEnglishTeacher@gmail.com or
send a text message to +1 (954) 646 8246.
See Part 2 of this series -- Before you go (what to watch on YouTube)
See Part 3 of this series -- What to do in Havana (leave something behind)
See Part 4 of this series -- What to do in Havana (Old Havana and University of Havana)
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Part 3 of 5 : Places to See in Havana (Leave a bag behind)
See Part 2 of this series -- Before you go (what to watch on YouTube)
See Part 4 of this series -- What to do in Havana (Old Havana and University of Havana)
Let's look at four places...
A Place to See (1)
Plaza de la
Revolución
This is the
plaza with the famous outline of Che Guevara
on a building and the five-sided Martà tower.
Leave Something in Havana
While you
are in the area, go to the Foreign Languages department’s FLEX building and take some university students to lunch.
Here’s a
post from SafeBridge.Blogpost.com:
Make time to speak with locals. Many people come to Cuba for the museums, Habana
Vieja, the music, the shows, the beaches. Fine. Enjoy them.
But visit the University of Havana.
Look for the
Foreign Language Faculty (near the national bus station and about three blocks
east of the Plaza de la Revolucion). Stay away from prostitutes.
You have what 10 million people want: The U.S. accent. You
can help them improve their English by talking with them, by listening to them
and by sharing what you know.
Look for a
snack shop on 19 de Mayo Calle (east of the national bus station) in the photo
below, west of Ayestaran.
Ask
students where they go after class.
A Place to See (2)
Lennon Park,
Vedado. The statue is near the corner of
Calle 6 and Calle 17.
Go to Cuba
Libro, an English language bookstore at Calles 24 and 19.
Author Shirley
Langer reads a selection from her novel Anita's Revolution
Why not
participate in an event at the bookstore?
This photo was taken from the Cuba Libro Facebook page.
See Part 2 of this series -- Before you go (what to watch on YouTube)
See Part 4 of this series -- What to do in Havana (Old Havana and University of Havana)
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