Reading and Roaming
RECENT READING: Of Early Medicine and Botanical Gardens American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic by Victoria Johnson. David Hosack was a citizen of the world, a man with wide ranging interests and connections who deserves to be better known. A physician by training, he was also a botanist who linked his interest in plants with …
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WED. JAN. 30 Today, our last full day, was packed with economics, history, visual art and dance. Lourdes, dean of economics at the University of Havana, was our morning speaker here at the hotel. Like all the other individuals who have shared their insights with us, she was both spirited and informative. The Cubans we’ve encountered up …
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Havana and the Vinales Valley offered a feast of images for the photographer. I took more photos than I could possibly share in my daily blog posts so here are a few more. Note: All photos ©JWFarrington (some rights reserved). Header photos is the bartender at Mas Habana.
TUESDAY, JAN. 29 This was another very full day and could aptly be called “cigars and scenery.” It was sunny and probably the warmest day we had. Cuba was experiencing a cold front and it was mainly in the 60’s until today. We traveled three hours west on our comfortable tour bus to the Vinales …
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