TOM'S TRIP TO

CUBA

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In August 1999 I decided that I needed to take a break from things and get away for a while. This is where I ended up! I took some pictures and am displaying them here. I hope you enjoy!

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This is a view of the strangely designed Soviet embassy building taken from my room at the Copacabana Hotel in Havana.

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This is the pool area at the Copacabana, complete with swim-up bar. The hotel is located right on the ocean, and there is a large natural seawater pool area sectioned off (to the right) for those who wish to swim there.

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Cuban flags can be seen flying prominently, as here on the side of the hotel. There are also signs and billboards everywhere proclaiming "Socialismo o Muerte" (Socialism or Death) and "Siempre en 26" (Always for the 26th), referring to the 26th of July Movement of 1953, the attack at Moncada.