Walking the streets of Habana Vieja (Old Havana) (Saturday 31st January)

A full day of walking around and experiencing the sights of Havana. Old Havana is spectacular with some of the most amazing buildings I have seen. There is a real carry over from before the revolution and there are many buildings which are extremely opulent and many which have been modelled on buildings in the United States. For example, the Capitol is an exact scaled replica of the House of Congress in the US. In addition there are cathedrals and state building dating back sixteenth century which are quite spectacular and fortresses and walls all over the place. We discovered a large group of people wheeling and dealing in the Prado (a main street with a centre walkway and places to rest and gather) only to find out that, as there was no buying and selling of properties, these people were negotiating to swap houses to meet their individual needs. The old cars in Havana are beyond spectacular with magnificent automobiles from the 50’s and 40’s abounding. Chevies, Plymouths, Cadillacs etc in excellent condition are everywhere.