\n\t\t \n $\"Cuba,$ \n <\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n\t\tAfter our return from Playas del Este we did some more sightseeing in Havana and even managed to get our first pack of cigars at the cigar factory next to the Capitolio.<\/p>\n

At night we took a train to Santiago de Cuba. I have to admit, the train ride was one of its kind. The wagons where actually from Eastern-Germany and really old. The same kind used to be in service in Austria on short distances, but we were looking at a 13 hour over-night train ride! Luckily we got a coach but the downside turned out to be the toilet that was next to our coach. Well, actually there was a sign that gave a hint that there once used to be a toilet, but it was not more than just a whole in the floor, missing all the usual equipment such as sink and toilet paper that can be found on even an old train in Europe. The smell was unbearable and it was a real pleasure when someone lit up a cigarette in our cabin. Severin actually smoked a few cigarettes on the train just to get bit of smell-relief. We later found out that there are two kind of trains \u2013 the crappy one we got and a \u201cspecial one\u201d- We even got 20 Cucs back when we arrived in Santiago as we had paid for the special one. I wonder how the \u201cspecial one\u201d would have looked like\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After our return from Playas del Este we did some more sightseeing in Havana and even managed to get our first pack of cigars at the cigar factory next to the Capitolio. At night we took a train to Santiago de Cuba. I have to admit, the train ride was one of its kind. The … <\/p>\n