We flew from Vancouver to Varadero via Kelowna and then, hop on a Volga, a mid to late 70s Russian car, for the 2 hour drive to Havana. Our driver and his wife Gisele, did not speak a word on English or French but were nice and friendly.
We are staying at the Armadores de Santander for 4 nights, an old hotel on the edge of San Francisco Square also close to Plaza Vieja in Old Havana. Our room is huge with a balcony facing the water. Nice enough hotel in a great location. Way too expensive however in relation to other hotels we stayed in. In fact, this was the most expensive hotel we ever stayed in.
View from balcony
Our first dinner at the hotel was unbelievably bad. The cheese and sausage appetizer won the price for the most disgusting taste we have had ever in our life. "It's the God's truth and I am not exaggerating" Terry says. The chicken brochettes and pork sandwich were no less than gross. We were warned about Cuba's food but we never anticipated it to be so horrendous.
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