We always wanted to see Cuba, since it was recently opened to tourism… Now the most popular tour companies have started to make programs for a trip to Cuba. Once we balanced our budget, we joined one of the Cuba tours.
After a long and tiring journey, we landed in Havana. In the words of a little girl on the tour, our address is; It was Havana / Cuba / Caribbean / Earth / Universe. Although we had done some research on the internet before going, we still did not have much information about what awaited us. Havana, the capital of Cuba, welcomed us with a modern airport.
Then a modern, air-conditioned bus took us towards the city. Because it was dark, we couldn’t see the surroundings clearly, and we were trying to comprehend the information our guide gave us. In fact, this information would never fit our minds, because in the following days, the information we received from local guides, the public, and our own observations would not match what we were told.
Cuba, which was left alone in the world as a result of the changes in the Eastern Bloc countries and entered an economic bottleneck, especially with the disappearance of its sales to the USSR above international sugar prices, found its way out in tourism, pharmaceutical industry and agriculture.
Tourism has been one of the country’s hopes for salvation, and various hotels and holiday villages, most of which are 5-star, have been built jointly with foreign investors, 51% of which belong to the state. All of them display modern management for the tourists coming to the country.
The place we stayed in Havana was a modern hotel outside the city. There were buildings in the region, some of which were used as embassy buildings, where Americans had pre-revolutionary luxury villas, and which preserved their magnificence even though they were old.
Some of the buildings in the area called Old Havana have been restored and turned into hotels, restaurants, cafes and bars. While wandering around the streets, it is possible to hear playful Cuban music, which synthesizes African, Spanish and partly indigenous folk rhythms, in cafes, restaurants and bars.
Urban transportation for tourists consists of old American cars and taxis using western-style vehicles dating back to the year 2000, orange-shaped motorcycles, bicycles and horse-drawn carriages. It is provided with. The only currency valid for foreigners is $, and I don’t think we could need that many $1 bills anywhere in the world. Tips are always 1 US dollar.
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