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In case you’re not following along on my Instagram, I’m in CUBA right now! My family and I are on a one-week cruise around the entire island for my mom’s 60th birthday. We spent two days in Havana and will be pulling into Cienfuegos today. Tomorrow, we will spend the entire day in Santiago de Cuba before docking back in Miami on Sunday.
I have so many thoughts, views, and suggestions on Havana…what a great city and so colorful! I’ve seriously been going camera crazy and can’t narrow down which photos to share so enjoy them all ;)
This is the view pulling into Havana Harbor. We left Havana around 7 pm a few nights ago and the view at sunset was even more gorgeous! Arriving into Havana, fishermen and other citizens lined the coast to wave and throw the occasional kiss to us ;)
If yellow is your favorite color, this might be the perfect city for you! I’ve been trying to convince the Prince to paint our walls yellow…maybe this will convince him?!
Can we also discuss this mint green? Seriously, more houses need to painted this color! It also helps if you have a vintage car in front of a mint green house.
I know I’m sounding like a broken record but I just can’t get over the gorgeous colors of all the buildings! Unfortunately, a lot of these buildings are in disrepair.
I’ll take this car for Christmas ;) My Dad actually owned this exact car but in a different color when he was younger!
So much old stone work and tons of pretty blue hues! I felt like every time I turned the corner, I discovered a new area, square, or hidden treasure of Old Havana!
I promise to include more travel information as well as my favorite activities, sites, and eats in Old Havana in future Cuba posts! I was just too giddy about all my photos and wanted to share them :)
GlobalMary says
October 20, 2016 at 2:13 pmLove it! Your pictures are absolutely amazing. Really well done!
Emily says
October 20, 2016 at 3:34 pmI love it!! It’s crazy to think that just a few years ago the idea of visiting Cuba would have been just a dream.
William A. Billy (Uncle Sonny) says
October 20, 2016 at 8:10 pmThank you Jordan, great pictures. I wondered what Havana looked like. I didn’t see many cars in the pictures except for a few of the vintage type. Is that a good place for a new car dealership or can the people afford cars ? Sounds like the trip is going well, enjoy.
Love, Uncle Sonny
Jo Hirsch says
October 20, 2016 at 9:52 pmJust lovely! Tell your Grams hello for me. Also, wish your mom a very Happy Birthday!????❤️❤️❤️
Charlie Hirsch says
October 20, 2016 at 11:55 pmMy experience over Santiago de Cuba. In summer 1948 during my Naval Academy midshipman cruise on USS Coral Sea aircraft carrier, I flew as a passenger in a Navy TBM aircraft, from the carrier in the sea off Gitmo, west to Santiago de Cuba, where we circled over the city, having a great view from above. As I recall there was an old fort high above and overlooking, from the west side, the entrance to the city from the sea. While going east back to the carrier, the four TBMs in our flight engaged in a “tail chase” while flying over the southeastern Cuban landscape. A “tail chase” was a follow-the-leader line of the planes, each close behind another, with the leader, followed by the line, rapidly going up and down, turning right and left, and rolling clockwise and counterclockwise. A fun exercise for those Navy pilots.
Casey says
October 21, 2016 at 3:29 amOMG! I seriously am gonna have a million questions for you when you get back because Cuba is high on our list and I’m anxious to get your impressions!
Courtney @ Adelante says
October 21, 2016 at 5:41 amGirl, your photos are UNREAL! The wanderlust is unbearable. I need to get here! Enjoy the rest of your trip! I can’t wait to see more photos on Instagram and hear more of your stories :) xo
Macy says
October 21, 2016 at 5:58 pmI am dying over these photos, just absolutely perfect!! Southwest just added flights to Cuba and I am pretty sure we need to take advantage and make our way there next year. The weather looks absolutely perfect. Is that car a 55 chevy?
Courtney {Alkeks Abroad} says
October 24, 2016 at 5:57 amYour pictures are amazing and make me want to book a flight asap!
Camila @ AdventitiousViolet says
October 24, 2016 at 4:31 pmGorgeous photos! What programme do you use to treat your photos by the way? Also, I’m with you on the mint and yellow! I told the Brit I want a yellow house one day haha
John Wagner says
October 25, 2016 at 4:58 pmLoved the photos and intro to Cuba. It was so much fun for the Wagners to “join the revolution”….xoxoxo
Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki says
October 25, 2016 at 10:00 pmOh my goodness, so beautiful! I just showed this to my Viking, he has major travel envy, it looks amazing.
Jamie says
October 28, 2016 at 8:42 amthe colors are all so amazing! and I love the old cars. can’t wait to see more :)