One of the main reasons of our stay in Varadero was an agreement between my wife and I. Varadero was the best location to meet our expectations, we could leave the resort without having to worry about violence, Cuba is safe. Sure, like in every country you have to be carefull, pickpockets can be anywhere. When we woke up on our third day in Cuba we decided to hop on the Varadero Beach Tour Bus, a two story bus that gives you an amazing view of the surroundings. The bus goes up and down the peninsula from 9am till 9pm, you can hop in, hop out whenever you want during the day for 5pesos per person.
Beetle in Varadero, Varadero
Once in we got to Varadero the Flew Market was one of our first stop for souvenir and see local craftsmen, it’s fairly big and a lot more stuff than in Havana. The big difference between both, the one in Havana has more tourist, more paintings and prices are a little bit higher but some artifact were in better quality. Varadero seems to have more variety from small scale to bigger items and it’s a bit more friendly.
We then walked on the main street while taking our time to head toward small alley to see a bit more of the real Cuba, local playing baseball in their yard, a grandma bouncing a basketball and chicken in trees.
Chicken in Trees, Varadero
A few alley lead us to the beach, the following shot is one of my favorite from Varadero, the timing was perfect. I saw the bike and crouched down, took a shot and the bike was gone. Most shot I like has at least 3 elements that draw attention, in this case the red bike, the clear blue water and the couple sitting on the beach.
Bike near the beach in Varadero, Cuba
There’s old cars everywhere in Cuba, some are in good shape other would need a paint job although you can tell they don’t have winter has cars would be in worst shape than they are, it’s fascinating, you almost feel like living in the 60’s. The following shot was taken while my wife was trying to let me know that I was not on the road anymore but in a some sort of private driveway, after all, it’s not like I was doing anything bad.
Old car, Varadero Cuba
After eating our pizza, well… I hate it but not my wife, she went to the restroom before eating and it wasn’t clean at all so her imagination gave rise to how the kitchen might be like. The pizza was OK, but I’ve had better pizza before. We needed to find a place where restrooms could be clean so we walked down the road, got to the Varadero Mall. While I was waiting I took this abstract shot of the exterior taken from the inside of the mall.
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