The Streets of Habana Vieja and Fusterlandia - Part II, Havana, Cuba
From the university, we passed by the Cuban History Mural. The mosaic mural depicts 67 outstanding figures in the Cuban history, including theologists, lawyers, aristocrats and the like along with only one black person, a famous musician. From the mural, we moved on to Plaza de la Catedral named for Catedral de la Habana. Here Cubans dressed in their Sunday best and posed for pictures with tourists for small tips.
After visiting this plaza, we stopped in at the Museo de la Revoluci贸n. We had to check our large bags as many places require worldwide, but it wasn鈥檛 for stealing anything, it was for fear of weapons. I can鈥檛 say the museum was terribly exciting to visit as it mostly included pictures and descriptions of the leaders of the revolution rather than memorabilia of any kind, but it was interesting to learn the history of the revolution, to see a few ornate rooms of Batista鈥檚 palace, and to witness the bullet holes in an attempted assassination of Batista in 1957. It was also odd to see random busts of presidents along one hallway including Abraham Lincoln. Of course, when we rounded the corner on the bottom floor, our tour guide made sure to explain the next exhibit was a joke. It was called the 鈥淐orner of Cretins鈥�. The Cretins were Batista, Reagan, Bush Sr. and W. The signs next to each read, respectively: ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
After visiting this plaza, we stopped in at the Museo de la Revoluci贸n. We had to check our large bags as many places require worldwide, but it wasn鈥檛 for stealing anything, it was for fear of weapons. I can鈥檛 say the museum was terribly exciting to visit as it mostly included pictures and descriptions of the leaders of the revolution rather than memorabilia of any kind, but it was interesting to learn the history of the revolution, to see a few ornate rooms of Batista鈥檚 palace, and to witness the bullet holes in an attempted assassination of Batista in 1957. It was also odd to see random busts of presidents along one hallway including Abraham Lincoln. Of course, when we rounded the corner on the bottom floor, our tour guide made sure to explain the next exhibit was a joke. It was called the 鈥淐orner of Cretins鈥�. The Cretins were Batista, Reagan, Bush Sr. and W. The signs next to each read, respectively: ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: The Streets of Habana Vieja and Fusterlandia - Part II
Guide Location: Cuba » Havana
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Author: Elizabeth Bankhead
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Guide Location: Cuba » Havana
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Elizabeth Bankhead
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Museo de la Revoluci贸n
- Fusterlandia
- El Cano帽azo Paladar
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