Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Steps of Calle Padre Pico

Santiago de Cuba steps at Padre Pico
looking up the steps
Santiago de Cuba padre pico
looking down the street
Santiago de Cuba steps padre pico
looking down the steps
Santiago de Cuba yellow house blue door
yellow house, blue door
Santiago de Cuba padre pico
San Basilio street

Color on the Streets

Santiago de Cuba warm colors and people
warm colors, warm people
Santiago de Cuba new car
not all cars are vintage
Santiago de Cuba street life
daily life
Santiago de Cuba writing on the wall
says it all
Santiago de Cuba green vintage car
vintage car and architecture

More color . . .

Santiago de Cuba horse and cart
horses are still part of city life for some
Santiago de Cuba small food shop in doorway
food sold from doorway
Santiago de Cuba people on the street
daily life
Santiago de Cuba colorful graffiti
colorful graffiti
Santiago de Cuba pedicab
transportation choices

Street life

Santiago de Cuba truck transports people
truck transports people
Santiago de Cuba very vintage car
very vintage car
Santiago de Cuba busy street
busy street on a bright day
Santiago de Cuba billboard message
billboards everywhere 

Priests arrive in Santiago for Pope Benedict XVI's visit

Santiago de Cuba priests arrive in town
priests chat on main street

Hotel Playa Pesquero, resort on the north shore near Holguin

Playa Pesquero poolside
poolside
Playa Pesquero late day beach
postcard-perfect, afternoon
Santiago de Cuba sunset
postcard-perfect, sunset
Playa Pesquero massage hut at water's edge
massage hut
Playa Pesquero wedding pavilion at the beach
wedding pavilion

1956 Plymouth and a VW Beetle

Santiago de Cuba vintage Plymouth in garage
still being driven
Santiago de Cuba car on street
vintage VW

Gaviota, and our daily breakfast from Fidelia

Santiago de Cuba dog resting in courtyard
little Gaviota
Santiago de Cuba breakfast from Fidelia
desayuno Cubano 

Courtyard of Fidelia's bed and breakfast

Santiago de Cuba pink courtyard
pretty in pink . . .
Santiago de Cuba courtyard
. . . with a blue sky

around the Parque Céspedes

Santiago de Cuba  reflections on vintage car
shiny vintage car reflects cathedral
Santiago de Cuba view of cathedral
cathedral framed by arch 
Santiago de Cuba cigar Pedro
Pedro enjoys a cigar
Santiago de Cuba twilight
twilight
Santiago de Cuba trees in the park
neat trees in the park grid

Vista Alegre neighborhood

Santiago de Cuba Vista Alegre yellow car orange house blue sky
yellow car, orange house, blue sky
Santiago de Cuba Vista Alegre art deco-style house
art deco style house
Santiago de Cuba Vista Alegre house and nice landscape
pretty house and landscaping

View from top of Hotel Casa Granda, twilight

Santiago de Cuba rooftop twilight Casa Granda
view from rooftop of Hotel Casa Granda

Hotel Meliá Santiago, view from 7th floor window, sunset

Santiago de Cuba sunset
sunset over Santiago de Cuba

musicians at Hotel Casa Granda

Santiago de Cuba Hotel Casa Granda
Hotel Casa Granda