{"product_id":"jour-2-la-simplicite-en-direction-de-la-havane","title":"Day 2: Simplicity (Towards Havana) ","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m28!1m12!1m3!1d117402.98172458223!2d-82.3272891443609!3d23.139406730153542!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m13!3e0!4m5!1s0x88d280b83817b2a1%3A0xeaefdc1df6bdb511!2sGuanabo%2C%20La%20Havane%2C%20Cuba!3m2!1d23.160673499999998!2d-82.1479681!4m5!1s0x88cd774cbdf600e1%3A0x4e294d7e1a770d60!2sLa%20Havane%2C%20Cuba!3m2!1d23.1135925!2d-82.3665956!5e0!3m2!1sfr!2sca!4v1638430016182!5m2!1sfr!2sca\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border: 0;\" loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e I get up around 7am. I go get a banana milkshake on the corner for 10 CUP ($0.60). Then I get a pan con huevos (bread with an egg) for 15 CUP ($0.90). To finish I have a small espresso for 6 CUP ($0.36). I get back on the road towards Havana. I get overtaken by 3 Cuban cyclists who are training. I tried to follow them, but I have to admit defeat... The landscapes are more beautiful than the day before. I try to go as close to the ocean as possible. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http:\/\/dbeauchesne.com\/fast123\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/20191224_09221483569070105846018.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e I'm trying to find a hairdresser to get my hair cut. I find a very nice little place. Linda offers me a very good price: 2 CUC ($2.80). Here is the result... Before \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191224_105826_0023573613501562609455_480x480.jpg?v=1682363668\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e After \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191224_1115338847767591331586743_3_480x480.jpg?v=1682363766\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eI continue on my way and pass a neighborhood on the seaside. Young people are playing baseball. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191224_1129085636133464958488744_480x480.jpg?v=1682363826\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e I find a peaceful place and I find a pineapple on the ground that I taste...it's delicious! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191224_1155167128988773726305836_480x480.jpg?v=1682363887\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191224_1152598014792930409059550_480x480.jpg?v=1682363965\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e I also find a dog skull. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191224_1142345326121241294436103_480x480.jpg?v=1682364038\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e I take advantage of a brief moment of warmth because Galarneau has shown up. I continue my journey on a bumpy path dotted with horses. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191224_1232139160401183898829866_480x480.jpg?v=1682364366\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Cows eating grass on the ocean shore. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191224_1236131748389216099026203_480x480.jpg?v=1682364453\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e I arrive in the Cojimar area. I'm hungry and I eat a pan con croqueta for 6 CUP ($0.36) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191224_1309394564199243482266069_480x480.jpg?v=1682364560\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e I enjoy the sun warming my skin for the first time on the trip...hooray. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191224_1321095758179562177331955-768x1024_480x480.jpg?v=1682364622\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e I sit on the corner of the street opposite the food kiosk. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191224_1319384330402471303445660_480x480.jpg?v=1682364709\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e There is a very beautiful fort on the seaside. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191224_1327554545195471814340017-768x576_480x480.jpg?v=1682364791\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e I pedal... again and again. I see a fresh meat kiosk. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191224_1354124933587030230557595_480x480.jpg?v=1682364862\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eI take the opportunity to buy a carrot for 3 CUP ($0.18). A Cuban who sees me wanting to wash my carrot with water from my gourd rushes towards me and leaves with my orange object. After waiting a minute he comes back with a beautiful peeled and washed carrot. It is succulent. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191224_1356127871621472493542495-768x1024_480x480.jpg?v=1682364927\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e I finally see Havana appearing on the horizon... \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191224_1414162328998282489081468_480x480.jpg?v=1682365001\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191224_1416465641038181378164887_480x480.jpg?v=1682365057\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e A special session is offered to me... \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191224_1421465239633128513554890_480x480.jpg?v=1682365114\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e I try to take the ferry to the old quarter, but it doesn't offer a ferry until tomorrow, so I have to take a 20km detour to reach the capital. I pass a small kiosk and ask how much a tomato costs. You know the rest... the nice Cubans refuse to take payment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191224_1506451873315855993524916-768x576_480x480.jpg?v=1682365218\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191224_1504093672017757889592302_480x480.jpg?v=1682365282\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eI finally arrive at Española Hotel at 752 San Martin. My refuge found on Expedia this morning. This is the second time I use this service in Cuba and I saved $7 per night. It's convenient to find good deals and above all I wasn't stressed about finding something before nightfall. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191224_1705148983462953537781421_480x480.jpg?v=1682365381\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191224_1655566462725236651048564_480x480.jpg?v=1682365678\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e View from my room...there are chickens on the roof of my neighbors across the street. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191224_1749331002728423143249363_480x480.jpg?v=1682365737\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Short day of cycling today... only 55 km. I took the time to take the time! I visited Havana, it's always nice. Here is the Capitol at night... \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191224_1841414549455833464810182_480x480.jpg?v=1682365815\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e The cathedral and its nativity scene \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/0615\/7244\/files\/20191224_1919587118048461270174479_480x480.jpg?v=1682365867\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e I found a restaurant that wasn't too touristy, but the prices were inflated in Havana. 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