Since we had a full day yesterday, we took our time getting around this morning. It was hard leaving the rooftop of our hacienda and the lovely ladies taking care of us. Late morning, we decided it was time to head back out to the streets.
We decided to split up today, with David and Brandon heading out to shop for rum and cigars (or at least check the prices) and Jason, Alexa and I heading to the Cuban art museum. Along the way we meandered through the streets taking in all the daily activities of the Havananites. Convertibles lined the main thoroughfares with their drivers hawking tours of the city in their '50s beauties. We popped into Sloppy Joes Bar so they could see what the interior looked like. It was a pleasant way to spend the morning.
The Museum of Cuban art is housed in a beautiful building not too far from the Capital. They had worked hard to make a space equal to the Cuban art displayed here. Several floors broke up the collection into time periods represented in the collection. While not a Cuban art expert (or even a novice) I appreciated the art displayed here from the colonial era portraits to the more modern art that was much more abstract in nature. It was well worth a visit.
This evening we had reservations at La Guarida, purported to be one of the top restaurants in the city. They have a lovely outside eating space, but we were relegated to an indoor room that did have doors opened out onto the street below. Unfortunately, this room also hosted a tour group on their final night in Cuba. While not overly loud, they were a large group and it lessened our dining experience. The food was good but we ultimately felt we had dined at equally nice locations in the city. I would recommend anyone going to La Guarida to make sure and ask to eat outside (and don't forget to make a reservation in advance).
Tomorrow: Out to the Countryside
We decided to split up today, with David and Brandon heading out to shop for rum and cigars (or at least check the prices) and Jason, Alexa and I heading to the Cuban art museum. Along the way we meandered through the streets taking in all the daily activities of the Havananites. Convertibles lined the main thoroughfares with their drivers hawking tours of the city in their '50s beauties. We popped into Sloppy Joes Bar so they could see what the interior looked like. It was a pleasant way to spend the morning.
The Museum of Cuban art is housed in a beautiful building not too far from the Capital. They had worked hard to make a space equal to the Cuban art displayed here. Several floors broke up the collection into time periods represented in the collection. While not a Cuban art expert (or even a novice) I appreciated the art displayed here from the colonial era portraits to the more modern art that was much more abstract in nature. It was well worth a visit.
This evening we had reservations at La Guarida, purported to be one of the top restaurants in the city. They have a lovely outside eating space, but we were relegated to an indoor room that did have doors opened out onto the street below. Unfortunately, this room also hosted a tour group on their final night in Cuba. While not overly loud, they were a large group and it lessened our dining experience. The food was good but we ultimately felt we had dined at equally nice locations in the city. I would recommend anyone going to La Guarida to make sure and ask to eat outside (and don't forget to make a reservation in advance).
Tomorrow: Out to the Countryside
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