A classic colonnade on the main square of old Cienfuegos serves as a beautiful backdrop for this classic car and a horse-drawn wagon.
The main square has benches for hundreds of people to sit, because sitting in the park is a great thing to do. I enjoyed talking to these young students, as I was missing my own daughter.
Our bus driver was amused whenever we asked him to stop for a look at wheat (as here), rice, or other things commonplace in Cuba. Here the central highland area is shown in the distance.
This is not the Bay of Pigs, but it is a beautiful cove in the general area, on the highway from Cienfuegos to Trinidad.
Unfortunately, the popularity of this tourist shop has created a pocket of inequality, and a focal point for very aggressive begging. Just outside this tranquil shop we encountered the most insistent panhandling of our trip, as people pressed against our bus. Any who were refused lectured us about how wealthy our country is, compared to Cuba. It gave us something very real to think about.
