Tuesday, January 22, 2013

January 1st, 2012 Veradero and Havana, Cuba

3AM  We left to go to a local bar called Pata Negra.


5AM  I started walking back to Colegio Militar.   After receiving 100 MXNs from a couchsurfer who promised to send me home, I couldn't find a taxi that would take me from the bar to home then to the airport for under 250 MXNs.  I got another 90 MXNs from an Italian, a Mexican and a Dutch.  I kept walking and got on a bus that went west instead of north to El Angel.  I walked into a man who wanted to
escort me.  I didn't trust him and kept going.   I got home around 6AM.  After finding 6 taxi companies that were listed on the airport's web site, I found none worked at this hour.  I walked back to a big street and found a cab for 90 MXNs.   The taxi meter confirmed it, rising from 16 to 120 MXNs.

7AM  I arrived at the airport and paid 350 MXNs for the Cuba visa and 295 MXNs for the airport tax.

8:45AM  The plane was almost empty with just about 10 passengers.

An Empty Plane to Havana

12PM  I exchanged 200 USDs for 200 CUCs with someone who was standing in front waiting to exchange.   By doing that, I avoided the 15% loss in fees.

1PM  I spent 40 CUCs to go to Veradero, which was like the Canadian said in Guatemala, boring.  I didn't even bother to going into town and took a bus back for 10 CUCs.

7PM  I was dropped off and walked to centro but the casa was 35 CUCs.   I walked toward Havana Viejo and stopped to have grilled fish on the bay.   The restaurant is called El Portal.  It wasn't good.



11PM  I roamed around Havana Viejo but didn't find anything interesting.   The stores didn't have food.  There were whores and girls thay dressed like whores on the street.  I was so bored and didn't find any casas.  Therefore I walked back to the casa near El Portal and bargained the price down to 18 CUCs.

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