Reading and Roaming
Saturday, Jan. 26, Getting to Havana We spent last night at the Crowne Plaza Miami Airport hotel, a short shuttle ride from the airport. Nothing special, in fact, a rather tired property in need of updating and renovation. But our room was spacious with a king bed and quite quiet. For dinner we walked a block to Catch of the Day, …
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SATURDAY NIGHT, JAN. 26 At 6:30 pm after a detailed briefing from Alfredo, we had a concert by Alberto Faya and a combo of keyboard, bass guitar, and drums. Senor Faya is a professor, performer and noted Cuban music historian who hosts a weekly radio show and is quite a celebrity. He gave us an informative narrative of 500 years …
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WINTER EXCURSION We enjoyed our brief trip to Winter Park last February so much that we decided to repeat the trip this week. Winter Park began as a refuge for the moneyed set, a winter playground as it were, and it’s clear that it’s still a wealthy place with a cultural life built around Rollins …
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PRE-COLUMBIAN ART Happy Thanksgiving to all my American readers! We’re still in Santiago so no turkey for us this year, but we’ve had an absolutely marvelous time these past four weeks. Yesterday we toured the Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino or the Museum of Pre-Columbian Art. It’s in an historic building that was damaged by …
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