Today we walked north to the water, thinking we hadn’t seen that area but it turned out to be where we got off the bus and walked towards old Havana. But, there were still quite a few things we hadn’t seen in this area and more things to photograph.

street art

Parque de los Enamorados (park of lovers)

doing something on her balcony

Young Communists offices

Tunnel under the water

Plaza 13 de Marzo

Young Communists Offices

A sports event at a school

It was being filmed and the media van was parked outside

in Cuban pesos?

are you looking at my meat??

A funky entrance to a building, not unusual

a cool tree

police offices, no you can’t visit in here

This is still the historical area full of tourists so of course there were dozens of fancy old cars, mostly convertibles, and we were approached countless times for taxis, rides, tours, cigars, anything anyone thought they could sell us but this led to a few pleasant conversations as well.

Yep, tourists = cool cars

check out this Cadillac

this one is interesting too

a few boats in the water

a small Neptune

a very large Jesus statue on the other side of the water

that’s quite a yacht!

Gueogui Gueorguiev who started and ended his trip around the world here (1977)

another cool car

on the top of a building

Italian cruise ship (though registered in Panama)

People had apparently climbed up there for a view

I like the pink and purple one

Feeding pigeons outside the Basílica San Francisco de Asis

We stopped into a few art galleries, but for me the street art is the most interesting.

A very pretty courtyard in an art gallery

bust of Mozart

I should have taken notes on who is this artist

more art on the walls

I like this one

these are interesting too

a model on a photo shoot

another art gallery

I like the glass

school kids

in a back corner of Basílica San Francisco de Asis

another model on a photo shoot

the first model, again

We arrive at plaza Vieja

Somehow we missed Plaza Vieja before. This dates from the mid 1500’s, and has gone through a number of name changes and uses.

I like this sculpture

cyclists walk through the square

ride that chicken!

gorgeous old building under renovation

another very contented cat at a beer brewery place

more art galleries

things that make you go ummmm

I saved the signs but they are talking about something else, not the works behond

we would see this car again…

more ornate old architecture

veggie and fruit market

building? renovating?

down another street

more interesting art

We saw many buildings under renovation but for me, the old untouched buildings are almost more interesting with their remnants of paint and trees growing on the top floors. If they could talk, what stories would they have to tell?

check out the trees growing on the top floor

this is one of my favorite photos

laundry everywhere, always

a graphic workshop, some info

the art studio, printing area

ahh, we’ve been here before

today the fortune teller is busy

a herd of tourists, and a car that can’t quite make the turn

back to the museo

it looks like the kids have gym class on the square

more renovation

another interesting building

almost home

Back in front of our place, a car under repair, supplies being delivered somewhere

We had been doing hours of walking and our legs were starting to feel the strain, so we returned to our place in the late afternoon and stayed in for the rest of the evening, napping, sorting photos, and relaxing. The next day, our last, we would visit some of regular Havana instead of the touristy historic areas.