Showing posts with label havanna. Show all posts
Showing posts with label havanna. Show all posts

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Day 4 - Havanna in her total glory.

Yes, that house has air conditioning. With whole air, that is. Garden included. 
It´s the sea! And the rooftops of Cuba´s metropolis.
Chassis: Buick. Motor: Petroleum. Repairing that junkheap: A lifetime of joy.
Repairing stuff is the great cuban virtue. Today: Shoes!
The car on the left is called "Black Widow". Via Concordia, we love you.

day 4 - Pirate Beer and Beautiful ruins..

Pirate Beer. Bucanero. No eyepatch & parrot though.. Bah.
The nicest tiles you ever saw on a run-down house.
Just a street impression... 
Vista del Capitolio.
A whole people of revolutionary mechanics.

Friday, January 30, 2009

50 years of Revolution

There´s one thing about Cuba and Cubans that will be true forever:
They managed to overthrow the corrupt dictator Batista, and have since proven to be more resilent than anyone ever imagined.
Anyone saying that Cuba is a dictatorship now doesn´t know the facts and just repeats the right-wing slurs, so frequently published all around the world.
Discussion is the way to get something done in Cuba, something rarely seen in other countries.

The event in the AK was wonderful: unfortunately, many of the seats were empty, but the lively spirit of those present far made up for that. We experienced the beauty of Cuban music, the different influences, the impact free education has on a people of many talents: Cuban culture flourishes, not inspite the Revolution, or against the Revolution, but because of the Revolution.

"De pie o muerto, pero nunca de rodillas!"
( El Comandante Che Guevara)

- thaelmann -