Travel Tuesday: 6.9.15, Trinidad, Cuba
Traveled: April 2015 with Alex
Finally! I know many of you have been waiting for the photos from our Cuban adventure, so here is the first edition. I’m starting these in reverse since I’m still working through Havana, so don’t fret, there’s still more to come. Before planning this trip I had no idea there even WAS a Trinidad in Cuba, but after doing our research and knowing we wanted to explore further afield then just Havana, we opted for this colonial Spanish town on the south coast and I’m so glad we did.
Trinidad is incredibly colorful, reminding me quite a bit of Cartagena, Colombia and especially of Antigua in Guatemala. The streets are cobble stoned and you still hear vendors walking through town selling vegetables and riding horse drawn carts. While we were here we enjoyed amazing food, wonderful salsa dancing (while out one night an 80 something grandfatherly man politely asked if I’d like to dance and was one of the better salsa partners I’ve had in some time :-)), and beautiful tranquil beaches. The beaches on the south coast, while not as famous as their northerly relatives I found to be outstanding. We rented bikes in town and rode through rolling farmland to get there. Once we arrived, we had our pick of beautiful blue coves, each with a smattering of thatch umbrellas you could rent for the day for $2. There are no towering hotels or big resorts, just farmland and umbrellas with a cafe or two along the road. It’s peace and quiet perfection. (Please note: all beach photos were taken with my i-phone5s. The rest were taken with my regular Nikon.)
