Nacional Hotel de Cuba - A must when in Havana.
I had dreamed of smoking a hand rolled Havana cigar, sipping rum, and looking out over the Malecon to the bay……..and I did.
The history of this hotel is something else, with a long roster of famous and infamous guests. I will not write about it. You can read wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Nacional_de_Cuba
We arrived at the hotel early and had a look around. Went to the cigar shop and had one rolled specifically for me :) Found a table with a great view, smoked, sipped, talked, and watched the sunset. When it was dark the hotel and grounds were dressed in lights that made for a pretty specatular ambience.
The entrance drive.
I had dreamed of smoking a hand rolled Havana cigar, sipping rum, and looking out over the Malecon to the bay……..and I did.
The history of this hotel is something else, with a long roster of famous and infamous guests. I will not write about it. You can read wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Nacional_de_Cuba
We arrived at the hotel early and had a look around. Went to the cigar shop and had one rolled specifically for me :) Found a table with a great view, smoked, sipped, talked, and watched the sunset. When it was dark the hotel and grounds were dressed in lights that made for a pretty specatular ambience.
Looking up from the Malecon.
the lobby area
Entrance to the cigar store
He was rolling my very own personal cigar!
beautiful grounds
a lovely place to relax
looking toward the sunset view area over the Malecon
Let's get a front row table
Ewwww! but it's the best photo of the lot. I really should not stay out till 2:00 a.m. drinking mojitos. (note to self).
The crowd starts to gather
The sun goes down, the camera is out of focus and…
It's good night Nacional.
It has been a full day. With chatting to John Lennon and smoking cigars at the National, what more could a gal want. It is early to bed for me tonight.
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