Saturday, September 8, 2012

Varadero


Our final stop in Cuba was Varadero,  it was a debate whether to come here or not since it is a major resort destination. However, we spoke to a few Cubans who said it was stunning regardless of the resorts and if you stayed in one the resorts a little down the beach then it was very enjoyable. We chose an all inclusive resort.  All inclusive was everything apart from top shelf liquor and massages. After arriving just behind a large tour group we took 45 minutes to check in – appalling. We dumped our bags in the room and rushed down to the 24 hour snack bar and ordered Cuba Libres while waiting for our burgers. This was my first experiences of turquoise water, it was stunning and looked like it had been airbrushed. The water was warmer than anything I had experienced and cleaner than you could possibly imagine. It was the most typically beautiful beach I have ever seen.

And that was us for three nights, eat drink and sleep. The only decision was where to do the eating and drinking. On the final night we were treated to the most spectacular thunder and lightning storm I have ever seen. It took up the whole horizon looking out towards America and had four centres of activity where the lightening would originate from. It went on for hours and lit up the whole sky.

The all inclusive experience was very enjoyable but this particular resort has a long way to come. Things like not cleaning the toilets regularly, not clearing plates, a strange booking system for some of the restaurants, little and non coherent information about the resort and what facilities are there and how it works.







We finished our resort experience with an old taxi drive to the bus station, check out this gem of a taxi.

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