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Re: Cuba - Access - Addendum

Posted by PeterA on Thu Jun 12, 2003 01:02:41 PM

In reply top Cuba - Access posted by PeterA on Thu Jun 12, 2003 11:02:55 AM

Mike,
Assuming you stopped in Havana, the central museum with the Sea Fury and Kingfisher is a walk. The Air Force Museum, about 20 odd airframes, is 40 minutes in a taxi. Playa Giron/Bay of Pigs, Seafury and A-26 wreckage (and real history) is about 175kms SE of Havana. You could do it in a day with a hire car or quality tourist car and driver. Those three, and you have seen 95%. I would pass on the odd Mig parked adjacent to various military establishments. All are open to tourists but worth a call before embarking. Do you smaoke cigars?
PeterA

: Mike,
: If you are British or Canadian no problems. If from the US it
: is basically nogo although it can be done 'via' etc.
: We avoided the holiday compound beach resort, which I beli
: eve is 'off limits' to Cubans. We stopped in central Havan
: a and after exploring to the west flew to the eastern end
: of the island, Santiago de Cuba, in a tired old Yak 42. We
: then spent about nine days driving back to Havana criss c
: rossing to the important cultural and aviation interest si
: tes.
: The Air Force Museum, in the suburbs of Havana, seems to b
: e unknown to the tourist industry and took some finding wi
: th a taxi. A fine spread of US and Russian types nicely s
: paced in a lush green setting with no people.
: If you like old decrepit cars, photogenic architecture, Ea
: rnest Hemingway, rum, latin music and nightlife, with an o
: verlay of military interest, it is a great place for some
: northern hemisphere winter sunshine. I recommend it to you
: .
: PeterA
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