Havana (part 2) - Dec 12

Saw a young kid dancing salsa moves as I waited for the ATM.

Last night I stayed in the Hotel Plaza, cost about $85US a night which is expensive on my budget. The hotel is quite nice though, it is about 100 years old, with one of the old fashioned lifts with the metal grill around it. 

They have three peso bills here .. have never seen that before.

Ok I think I need to say a little bit about the currency situation over here. Cuba is predominantly a cash economy and there are two currencies a local currency and a tourist currency, apparently the tourists can only use the tourist one .. locals wouldn't be able to afford it anyway as everything on the CUC (convertibles), costs a lot. 

Me with a couple of comrades

Went to the underwhelming Museo De La Revolucion, then wandered around the old town .. that night I went to China town for a non latin meal .. the cook was from Shanghai and yes he made good dumplings.

Feel pretty safe here, wandered around a bit last night .. however I think I may have took a wrong turn and ended up in a street with a lot of ladies of ill repute, maybe I should temper my wanderings a wee bit.

Travel burn out .. it is real and I think I have it .. part of me is actually looking forward to going home.