My quarter of a century Birthday had to be a memorable one! What could be more unforgettable than a trip to a country I could not legally enter and one in which I had been obsessed about for years?
On this day we chose to do an organized 8 hour tour of the
city of La Terrazas,
which is located about 1 hour from La Habana. This ecotourism centered community is situated in an area
where a project of sustainable rural economy is being developed, based on the
rational use of its natural resources for tourism. Our tour
included: a guided tour of a French coffee plantation
from the 19th century, a coffee tasting, 3 zip-lines through the jungle,
lunch, and then an afternoon of swimming at a river with numerous
waterfalls. This tour was booked at Hotel Nacional. I am sure there
are other places in La Habana to book tours more inexpensively, but we booked
this one out of convenience, since Marc was still staying at the
Nacional. This was a great tour and I highly recommend it,
especially if you want to get out of the city and into the country for a while.
After finishing the tour, we returned to Hotel Nacional to
use their glamorous pools and facilities. We figured since Marc was
still staying there we should take advantage of his good fortune!
Then we switched casas back to Sergio
and Miriam's for the remainder of our stay. Kristin and I decided to
revisit Habana Vieja for dinner. I wish that I could remember the
name of the restaurant we dined at that night, however, the name escapes
me now. The food was less than mediocre, which is what you will find
throughout most of Cuba, but
the atmosphere was superb! They had various types of exotic birds
roaming around the restaurant and an excellent salsa band; possibly to distract
you from the food? Stick to eating at your casas while in Cuba.
The food your hosts will serve you will be much cheaper and I guarantee
will taste tremendously better, not to mention be more authentically Cuban.
Yes I agree Food in Cuba is medicore on a Good day,your best bet is eating the food your host cooks for you.As you said its cheaper and better tasting than most restaurants in cuba.
