No blue sky today in Havana

   Glenn came to Havana from London. He told me he had some expectations about this visit and guess which was number one? He was anxious to see our sunny sky…but, unfortunately, there was no blue sky today.

   It was cloudy all day long. Glenn doesn´t know it was easier to walk our narrowed streets and climb to see the Christ of Havana without the strong sun rays killing us, but even I missed the blue of our sky, especially when I saw these photos.  I hope tomorrow Glenn can finally discover the real colors of this island.

 

 

 

   For our second day tour we are planning to visit the modern part of the city and of course I’m going to share some details about it with you. (Glenn gave me permission to share these special moments)

   I promised him more than 4 paragraphs, but we walked so hard today that my feet hurt. So I swear I´m going to write a longer text after tomorrow (only if my feet survive these long walks)

The Revolution Square, a special stop in our tour

The Revolution Square is a very special stop in our tours. Jan, Jennifer and Carl did enjoy that visit. From the view point they could admire the great views of Vedado, so different from Old Havana.

 Jennifer´s passion for photography, Carl´s nice smile and Jan´s useful comments made the difference during the tour.

I really appreciated their company and I hope my own experience helped a lot to have a better understanding of my people.

 

 Jan is going to love these photos and she is probably going to smile and cherish the diges she bought in Havana for her gold chain.

 

Gardens and courtyards in Old Havana

His suitcase did not arrive on time, but it didn´t   affect his happiness (at least not for a long time) Laura was already waiting for Jorge in Reina´s house in Havana.  She kept her promise “not to visit Old Havana till he arrived” and on Friday, October 4^th I was introducing this lovely couple to my city.

It´s very easy to talk when you see that surprise smile. They really enjoyed the narrow cobbled streets, the spirit of this people and specially those amazing gardens in typical courtyards.

They couldn´t stop taking photos. Cuban music, people coming and going and the rhythm of the restoration made the difference.  Jorge and Laura insisted on telling me that “coming to Cuba was a great  choice”. I have no doubt about it after looking at their happiness on these photos.

Vicente and Luciana are in love with Havana

Luciana and Vicente live in Brazil, but spent a few days in Cuba. The first time I saw them, they were having breakfast at Reina´s House in Havana. Right behind them, was the most typical view of this country.

After a few minutes they were ready to meet Old Havana. I was their guide in a very nice city tour. They had lots of questions and I did my best to help them understand our reality.

They loved our wooden street (calle de madera) and saw some Cubans working on the restoration program. Some of them are very experienced, but also young people contribute to the beauty of this ancient city.

It´s hard to express all those emotions portrait on their faces. Vicente and Luciana admire this Caribbean Island and it makes me feel so proud!Thanks for all those beautiful words and wish the best to you both.

And you, Luciana, keep smiling that way, especially when Vicente gets a little nervous hahaha.

¿En qué idioma es mejor escribir en el blog?

La vida es sorprendente. Ser guía de turismo es lo mejor que me ha ocurrido en la vida. Hago los recorridos en idioma ingles pero...que vueltas da la vida!! Mis últimos tres recorridos han sido en español!

 Hace unos días hice un city tour con una pareja muy linda, él es ecuatoriano y ella es alemana, aunque habla un buen español. Recorrimos las plazas de la habana vieja y pasamos un día excelente. Maravilloso, puedo decir, sol radiante, cielo azul y un clima muy bueno para deambular las románticas calles de mi Habana.
  Durante casi cinco horas vieron un habana vieja renacida y hermosa. Al terminar, les recomendé que almorzaran en Los Nardos, una paladar ubicada frente al Capitolio Nacional. Una vez leí una opinión en Tripadvisor que decía algo así como: “Restaurante precioso aunque no le acompañe la entrada al mismo. Platos gigantes, bien cocinados, precio bueno y exquisito trato. Totalmente recomendable.”

  Pronto te contaré la historia del recorrido con la hermosa y enamorada pareja de hoy. Espera la entrada en mi blog http://yourtourguideincuba.blogspot.com/

 He tomado la desición de comunicarme en los dos idiomas, tanto en mi Facebook, como Twitter y en mi blog!! ¿Crees que es una buena idea?