Hello Havana!

Amidst the hub-bub of 4th of July weekend, a small group of Cuban New Yorkers celebrated a historic moment on Friday when they boarded Jet Blue’s first direct flight from NYC to Havana. Thanks to President Obama’s decision to renew diplomatic ties with Cuba, a holiday in Havana may soon go from fantasy to real possibility for some Americans. Personally, I’m dying to see the forbidden island that has always loomed large in my imagination. The architecture, the music, and the cars. Oh my goodness, the cars! For decades since the embargo, Cubans have kept classic American cars from the 50s and 60s on the roads and running. “Yank Tanks” or “máquinas” are what they call them and supposedly there are over 60,000 of them still on the road. The architecture of Old Havana is also incredibly unchanged, making it a place that looks like nowhere else on earth. I’m ...read the rest of the story here

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