Old trains on a parking in Havana

In the center of Havana, behind the Capitolio, we saw these old locomotives on a parking

To our surprise there was also a Dutch bus between the locomotives

Curious About Cuba: The Great Museums of Havana

"Curious About Cuba" shows a side that we seldom hear about:

her art, history, and culture

Produced for Public Television by Great Museums TV

Dogs and birds were sold on the street in Havana

In the shoppingstreet Obispo in Havana we saw these dogs for sale

They were in tiny cages and one dog seemed to be deceased because we haven`t seen him moving

The birds were also with too many together in a cage

Terrible to see …

If you're in Havana you should definitely take a ride in a CoCo cab

A CoCo cab you can`t miss in Havana

The cheerful bright yellow color you see from afar

The driver wears a helmet but passengers are without seatbelt and helmet behind him on a chair 

You sit in the open and can see (or filming) everything fine

It feels weird when he goes through the bend on three wheels

Our taxi driver gave in the last corner extra gas and looked

how we responded ...

Watersupply in Havana

In Havana the water was delivered by truck but he lost a lot of water before he arrived because he leaked very much

The water tank of our hotel was filled each day by three trucks full of water

The residents filled empty containers with water.

Cuban life in the streets of Havana Vieja

Click on the movie and walk along the streets of Havana Vieja

Food delivery in Havana

In Havana we saw this convenient method to get food

without elevator 3 floors high J

The dogs in Havana have to work for a living

This crazy dachshunds we saw in Calle Obispo in front

of Hotel Ambos Mundos

To earn money the Cubans now also use their dogs

For an additional fee you could take take pictures of the dogs

The dogs looked quite funny with those hats and painted nails

but I feel sorry for them

We saw several owners earned income with their dogs

Café el Escorial on Plaza Vieja in Havana serves delicious coffee

At the Plaza Vieja in Havana you will find the Café el Escorial in a

beautifully restored colonial mansion

Before and after restoration 

They serve delicious freshly roasted coffee

Furthermore café cubano, cafe con leche, frappe, coffee liqueur and even

cafe Daiquirí and they sell cakes

On the terrace  you have a good view on the cozy square

The station building is a national monument in Havana

La Habana Central (Central Station) is the main railway terminal and the largest station in Cuba

It`s a national monument for its architectural and historical values

The station building has four floors and a mezzanine

There are two high towers with the weapon of Cuba and Havana

The main architect was American Kenneth MacKenzie Murchison

He was inspired by a decorative Spanish style and that explained the elements of the shields and the shells on the facade

On July 20, 1910, the Congress of Cuba decided to build the

new station at this location

This transaction caused heated debates within the political community and in general among the population of the city since the purchase of the land cost more than a million dollar

The Chamber representative Silverio Sanchez Figueras, commander of the Liberation Army, said the trade smelled as a "dirty business"

The action was contradicted by Congressman Colonel Severo Moléon Guerra

The confrontation culminated in a duel to the death on December 9, 1910 and Congressman Moléon died

Two years later, on November 30, 1912, the new Central Station opened

Next to the station are several old steam locomotives

The railways are nationalized and run by the FFCC

(Ferrocarriles de Cuba - Railways of Cuba)

The platforms of the station are nearly a km long and have a total area of 14,000 square meters

Everything is still handwritten

There are lots of seats for the passengers because a day delay is not uncommon in Cuba