Pearl of the south
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April 13, 2013:
From Trinidad, my next stop was a city of 170,000
on a beautiful Caribbean bay.
This is the only major city in Cuba with a strong French influence
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 The esplanade |
 Parque José Marti |
 High school students |
 A casual game of chess |
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In contrast to Trinidad, this is a fairly modern city
with paved streets and relatively few tourists.
It was refreshing to see normal people doing normal things, such as
high school students relaxing outdoors at lunchtime,
and old men playing chess in the shade of a covered sidewalk.
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 Club Caribe |
 The cathedral |
 Oficina Provincial |
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Cienfuegos has a lot of well-preserved 19th century architechture
centered around a plaza dedicated to José Marti.
But these buildings aren't museums.
They're functioning theatres, restaurants, clubs
and government offices.
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 Teatro Tomás Terry |
 Fresco on the ceiling of the lobby |
 Interior of the theatre |
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The Teatro Tomás Terry is an especially handsome building.
To get the full experience, I attended a dance concert here
one evening.
If the dancers weren't amazing enough,
the Art Deco ceilings and fixtures were.
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