LADA LAND

First day in Havana. We're staying in Hotel Inglaterra right in town and it's very buzzy. Earplugs de rigeur in bed. It's the oldest hotel in Havana with lots of original features. The cold tile floors are great in this hot weather. Havana is a town of contrasts - you have the magnificent Capitol building & next door the buildings are a shambles, held up by wooden beams. You will know that Cubans keep their Yankee cars going for ever, but you can also find Triumph Heralds & Ford Anglias - that's something for Mark. The scissors are a tribute to Havana's 500th anniversary sent by the hairdressers of the world. Did Michelle send hers?  Not only do they keep the Yankee cars going, there are loads of Ladas, Moskvitches & Jawas here in good order from the 70's. Good communist product you see. The self propelled gun is the one Fidel used to shell the USS Houston in the bay of pigs.