Havana Cuba: What It Looks Like (4K)

See where we visited during our 2 day stay in Havana Cuba via a Holland America cruise in June 2018, while taking in the sights and sounds we experienced. As you can see in this vlog, we did our own walking tour, in addition to a horse carriage tour and one via a 1957 Chevrolet Be Air vintage car which didn't even have seat belts! We started from the Havana cruise terminal Sierra Maestra- for a more in depth look, tips & helpful information such as money exchange, please see our Havana Cruise Port video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=391D-n_pIPY The places we visited included: • Plaza de San Francisco (directly opposite of the cruise port) • Plaza de Armas, the oldest Plaza of Havana where there is a statue of Carlos Manuel de Cespedes and the El Templete Temple where the city was founded in 1519 • Parque Luz Caballero where we took a 2 hour horse carriage tour On the horse carriage hour we saw: • Our cruise ship the Holland America Veendam • The Russian Church called Our Lady of Kazan Orthodox Cathedral • Parque Aracelo Iglesias • Iglesia de Paula Catholic Church • Revolution Plaza • Almacenes San Jose Artisan's Market • The Ferry Terminal that takes passengers across the canal The ride was fine but in retrospect I would have done just a one hour tour instead of 2, as it took a while to get to Revolution Plaza via horse. Afterwards we tried out some local Cuban food at a restaurant recommended by our Horse Carriage tour guide. For 25 CUC we ate Lobster in Cuban sauce and came with plantains, and a Mojito. The lobster was pretty good- though I believe we got overcharged because a minute after we left we saw the menu of a nearby restaurant selling the same dish for 12 CUC. We then walked and visited: • Plaza de la Catedral, where the impressive Catedral de la Virgen Maria is located • Castillo de la Real Fuerza • Cuban street art in the form of colorful graffiti and others by local artists • Iglesia del Santo Angel Custodio church • Museum of the Revolution We then took a Vintage Car tour and saw: • Maximo Gomez monument at Parque del Artires Del 71 • Tunel de la Habana • The outdoors Military Museum • Christ of Havana/El Cristo de La Habana • Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro Afterwards we walked and saw: • Jose Marti statue at Plaza 13 de Marzo • Victor Hugo house • Bank of Nova Scotia building • Hotel Ambos Mundos • Mercaderes Street • El Cubo Havana Modern Sewer Pumping Station It was then back to the cruise ship for the end of day 1. We then took a look at Havana after dark from our ship and you can see our footage in this video as well. The next day we did our own walking tour and saw: • Plaza Vieja (Old Town Square) • Museum of Pharmacy Habanera • Teniente Rey Street and a marketplace there, including a merchant selling super-cute puppies • Teatro Marti Performing Arts Theater • Saratoga Hotel • El Capitolo, the former capitol building, where we took a break and did some people/car watching • Parque de la Fraternidad/Fraternity Park • Chinatown Gate • Gran Teatro de La Habana/Great Theatre of Havana • Havana Central Park where there is another statue of Jose Marti • Gran Hotel Manzana & Cohiba Atmosphere Mall • Granma Memorial which is an extension to the Revolution Museum • Havana Police Headquarters Fort • Cuba Street • Empedrado Street • Casa del Marques de Arcos & the Mural of Aristocrats directly opposite • Palacio de los Capitanes Generales We then headed back to the cruise terminal, ending our terrific 2 day visit in Havana! The architecture in Havana was very impressive, and the people were very friendly. Please feel free to comment and if you have any questions we're more than happy to answer!