I get asked all the time if I still have family in Cuba.
The answer is yes. And we are still in contact.
I have a cousin who sent me this. It’s a paper place mat from a Cuban knockoff of a Hard Rock type of place. (my scanner couldn’t get the whole thing) They call it the Habana Café and it is in the heart of Havana, Cuba.
Yes, THAT Havana. In communist-run Cuba. "The Worker’s Paradise." (scratching my head here in confusion)
Their "theme" revolves around classic AMERICAN cars. And they play music by Beny Moré (who stopped recording in 1958, I think).
Isn’t it ironic that all the cars are AMERICAN made?
And all were built BEFORE 1960?
And the music they play is from BEFORE the revolution?
And that the color is vibrant and so NOT olive-drab?
Could it be that we Cuban-American exiles aren’t the only ones who are nostalgic for Cuba B.C?
I wonder if they share my sentiments? 😉
Great post Marty!You are so right about the irony … but then … this also highlights the fact that there’s nothing positive to show for the past 48 yrs. under the communist castro regime … quite sad!! Indeed!
BTW, do you know if this Habana Cafe is also off-limits to Cubans as a result of the existing “apartheid” in the island?
I wish you well 🙂 Melek
“Man is not free to watch impassively the enslavement and dishonor of men, nor their struggles for liberty and honor.” ~ Jose Marti
Melek-Fun? Colorful? Good Food? Music?
COMPLETELY off-limits to Cubans who live on the island.
So sad.
Parece una buena idea para los turistas, que son la principal fuente de ingresos de la isla.Pero a lo mejor ves mal que ganen dinero gracias a los turistas… es que estos comunistas son taaaan malos… 😛