Thursday, June 5, 2014

Day 11 - Trinidad (Cuba)


Blas (the CASA owner, who used to be a senior civil engineer)
http://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/ShowUserReviews-g285731-d4936927-r189128469-La_Yedra-Trinidad_Sancti_Spiritus_Province_Cub.html

Highly recommend it, as he is a wonderful person who speaks good english. I had a good time chatting with him about the education system in Cuba and other things. For instance: It is easier to get into medicine faculty than engineering faculty in University, as the govt wants to have more doctors.


Colourful Street of Trinidad


Colourful Street of Trinidad

No cars, Laid-back, Slow... Love it.



Tricycle-Taxi Driver smoking cigar


Chilling out...


Take a stool out and mingle.


Green



Live Band and Street Vendors



Street View


City Center


We were as colourful as Trinidad. =)


Street View



Love the rich colour


Public Library
It is quite old and not well-kept.


Lenin


Cash Register


Ration Store
(where the local can either get their food ration or buy the essential items at a very very low price).

List of items and prices.


Essential items - Sugar, rice, Salt etc....


A cartoon of eggs is around US$0.20!!!
It is like FREE!!! (Highly subsidized by the govt).



Painting of Che


Met an interesting dude who is really good at rapping.
Sang about fucking in Singapore. Haha....


Young girls dancing in a local community center.


Young girls dancing in a local community center.


Vogue..


This gal is quite impressive - nice moves and very serious about getting it right.


Love the lighting of this picture.


Sunset..


Another group of kids dancing


Trinidad Old Town

Panorama View



Cool travelers (2 young kids + 1 more coming)

Sunset


Beautiful Sunset.

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