Video of Castro Falling. This is not the "Kate" version in the book, but it could have been.

A Tribute to Cuba's Torture Victims

Alicia Alonso, Cuba's Maestra of Dance and one of only two Prima Ballerina Assolutas - At a performance of the Ballet Nacional this last January. Even though she is almost totally blind, we bet that she noticed every little mistake her dancers made (and there were few on this nite.

An amigo's birthday party. These guys work hard to live decent lives in Habana.

Filmed Fidels 50th Anniversary from the TV at the hotel at about 0130 hrs. We were pretty fried. The one on the Malecon by the Hotel Nacional was the only one we came across. A few thousand people there, none anywhere else.

We came across this string orchestra at the San Francisco Convent near the old square. They are renovating the place and it is quite special.

Taxi drive through Centro

Plaza de Revolucion where a lot of action takes place. Behind the Marti Tower is the Communist Party HQ, the bldg with the famous Che installation is the Ministry of Interior - including the secret police.

Just the view from our Hotel Room - faces Northwest - can see Hotel Nacionale and the TV centre

Very good salsa dancing

A drive toward the Sierra Maestra

The Vista of Santiago de Cuba