BLANCO Y NEGRO
BACK IN 2013 MY FRIEND DEAN AND I VISITED THE AMAZING COUNTRY OF CUBA. BEFORE WE ARRIVED I WAS NOT SURE WHAT TO EXPECT. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WOULD BE A VERY DRAB COLORLESS PLACE FILLED WITH SADNESS AND DISPAIR. AFTER LIVING UNDER A COMMUNIST REGIME FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS THIS IS WHAT I PICTURED .... BUT I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE WRONG. BECAUSE PEOPLE HAD TOLD ME IT WAS A COUNTRY BASICALLY STUCK IN THE 1950'S I'M NOT SURE WHY BUT I PICTURED EVERYTHING IN BLACK AND WHITE LIKE OLD MOVIES OR TV SHOWS. HOW FOOLISH OF ME BECAUSE THE CUBA I DISCOVERED WAS FULL OF BRIGHT COLORFUL LANDSCAPES, ARCHITECTURE, FLOWERS, AND MOST AMAZINGLY VIBRANT, HAPPY AND OH SO FRIENDLY PEOPLE THAT LOVE TO SING DANCE AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS.
WHILE IN CUBA I CAPTURED MANY PHOTOGRAPHS HERE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITES
"THE CUBANA"
I CAPTURED THIS IMAGE OF DEAN AND THIS AMAZING CUBAN LADY IT IS MY FAVORITE PHOTO FROM OUR TRIP TO ME IT SYMBOLIZES CUBA PERFECTLY... THE OLD REVOLUTIONIST STILL HANGING ON STANDING ON ONE LEG MUCH LIKE THE TOY FLAMINGO DEAN IS HOLDING ... THE OLD CUBA EMBRACING THE TOURIST DRAWING HIM IN WITH THE CUBANA CIGAR.
"THE BUBBLE"
I TOOK THIS PHOTO AT MY RESORT TO ME IT SYMBOLIZES CUBA A PARADISE THAT HAS BEEN LOCKED IN A BUBBLE FROM MOST OF THE WORLD FOR A LONG LONG TIME BECAUSE OF THE EMBARGO. BUT IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY THE BUBBLE IS NOT LETTING US SEE THE REAL CUBA BECAUSE THE LIGHT IS BROKEN THE BULB IS MISSING TURN ON THE LIGHTS AND LET US SEE HER IN ALL HER GLORY.
"THE GIANT TOURIST"
I GOT THIS SHOT ON A HILL OVERLOOKING THE SMALL SIMPLE FISHING VILLAGE OF GIBARA A TOWN AS OF YET UNTOUCHED BY TOURISM BUT THE GIANT THAT IS THE TOURIST IS COMING. THE EFFECT OF THE HILL AND CUTTING OFF DEANS FEET GIVE THE IMPRESSION HE IS A GIANT STANDING ON THE STREET.
"HE STANDS ALONE"
THIS IMAGE WAS ALSO TAKEN IN THE TOWN OF GIBARA TO ME THE TREE IS LIKE CASTRO THE LAST OF THE REVOLTIONISTS STANDING ALONE GUARDING HIS ISLAND PARADISE FROM THE CAPITALISTS.
"IN CUBA YOU NEVER DRINK ALONE"
I GOT THIS ONE OF DEAN ENJOYING A CERVESA AT A LITTLE ROAD SIDE RESTARAUNT WE VISITED VIA HORSE AND BUGGY AND AS YOU CAN SEE DEAN IS NOT DRINKING ALONE HE IS SHARING A BEER WITH HIS SHADOW AND ALSO THE STRANGE AND ELUSIVE CUBAN HIPPO.
WELL ALL IN ALL I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS COUNTRY BUT HERE ARE 3 THINGS I REALLY ENJOYED
A - THE AMAZING AND FRIENDLY CUBAN PEOPLE
B - THE BEAUTIFUL SPANISH STYLE ARCHITECTURE
C - THE OLD CLASSIC AUTOMOBILES
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ANOTHER THING I SHOULD MENTION THAT I LOVED ABOUT THE CUBANS WAS THEIR PASSION FOR THE GAME OF DOMINOES THIS GAME IS A VERY VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE CUBAN CULTURE.
HAVE FUN AND ENJOY
BLANCO Y NEGRO
