Last week my daughters were on school holidays and we decided to spend one day at the beach. Fortunately, just 20 minutes from my house are located the gorgeous Eastern Beaches (Playas del Este), among which there is one very special, Santa Maria del Mar, which we like so much because of its crystal-clear waters and its white fine sand. To get there we took the Habana Bus Tour, a red and blue bus used especially for tourism. We took it at Parque Central (Central Park), across from the Inglaterra Hotel, just 400 meters away from our house. We like ...

Some pictures of the most important places around my house.

Near my house, just a few blocks away, stands Havana’s National Capitol Building, a splendid construction very similar to that of the Capitol in the United States. It is surrounded by the typical picturesque streets filled with American classic cars which remind us of the 1950’s. In my particular case, I find this structure awesome and I am so obsessed with it that every time I pass by it and have the chance I take a photograph of it. It is really curious how the entrance to this majestic building is a point of reference and a meeting ...

Near my house you can fin done of the greatest symbols of the city: the Malecón. I can’t even imagine the time in which the Malecón didn’t exist. The Malecón is one of the favorite places of a ot of people here in Cuba. Due to its proximity I visited it very often, I sit in its wall and I enjoy it like if it was my first time there.

The construction of this breakwater began in 1901, which it runs through the north shore of the Cuban capital. Many hotels are established in its shore, including the ...