And a view from our balcony looking down on the pedi-cab garage. The neighborhood might seem a little raw but actually it was perfectly safe and welcoming.
The number one most fun thing about this trip was staying in family homes using the system of Casa Particular. We had three different homes during our time in Havana, two before and one after the road trip, and we stayed in four different homes while on the road.
It was amazing to be so close to people, to live in their ‘guest bedroom’, to sit around the table for coffee and a chat, and it was easy and comfortable and so inexpensive. I wrote about this at great length in the chapter about our road trip to The Cuban Countryside.