It is immediately obvious when you visit Cuba that this country loves a dome. From the glorious El Capitolio, to the neglected Glorieta Mudéjar in Vedado, and the rotunda in Cienfuegos’s Parque Jose Marti, they’re everywhere. A typical example is the Museo Nacional de la Lucha contra Bandidos, a Monastery […]
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It’s our first time in Havana and Pip has booked a couple of nights at the Roc Presidente while we find our feet. One glance at this gracious 1920s classic, where baked Europeans encircle the pool by day and a Cuban girl band entertains guests at night, confirms that she […]
We stand on ceremony here. Young women robed in white by Taishi Nobukuni direct the rituals — this way please, take a seat, form a queue. Cameras reluctantly stowed, we follow directions, wait our turn, and wish we’d worn nicer socks.