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| Check out the feet - she's wearing thongs |
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| She's come of age, and she wants everyone to know it |
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| Photo op: for a small fee |
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| Domestic scene |
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| Fruit shop - politics an optional extra |
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| The castanet, drum and panama hat shop |
If I were to organise a tour of Havana, I would include a mechanic's yard so I could learn how they maintain old American cars left over from the 50s and 60s. Despite their age, these cars still take to the road tho many lost their gloss long ago. Some are crudely hand painted, while others are show ponies with gleaming chrome and shiny coats - so they can be rented to tourists.
We pass a car yard with about 50 old cars in various stages of decay. They appear to be restoring some, perhaps gutting the less promising ones to patch together others.
The original engines, I hear, have been replaced with Russian ones.
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| A 50-year old car, carrying her age well |
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| Move over purple dress |
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| The books are as dated as the politics |
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| This tree, appropriately named flambouyant, blooms in May |
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| Street corner protector |
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| Havana kiss |
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| Dangling shoes mean that you can buy your drugs here. |
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| My mum and dad had a Holden just like this one |
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| Street musicians |
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| Artistic shot |
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| Black and white Havana |
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| Havana street scape |
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| Traffic lights in Havana do a count down |
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| TV aerials |
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| No Hills Hoists in Havana |
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