On Sunday, we had originally planned to attend a Sunday Service in Cuba.
Unfortunately, we were told that there was no church close by to our hotel. The Sunday service closest to us would be the one in Old Havana which started at 10:30am.
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| Museo de la Revolucion, Havana, Cuba |
The hotel shuttle bus would not take us there in time.
So we changed our plan. We stayed in the resort for the morning, relaxed and enjoyed the beach. I joined in the dance lesson again!.
After lunch, we hailed a taxi to Havana. From our resort to Old Havana was about about a 20 minute ride and we negotiated a fare of 15 pesos (with a 2 pesos tip, it came up to around Canadian $25.00) with the cab driver who took us to the Museo de la Revolution in the afternoon.
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| Front entrance of the Museum of Revolution, Havana, Cuba |
The Museum is a three story building that used to be the home of Cuban Presidents prior to the revolution.
The admission charge to the museum was eight Cuban pesos each person for non Cuban. For Cuban nationals, the charge was much cheaper.
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| The splendid interior of the Museo de la Revolucion |
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| Beautiful domes inside the Museum of Revolution, Havana, Cuba |
The symbolism is significant here when we learned about the Cuban history and its people, and how a former palace for its president prior the revolution has been turned into a Revolution Museum.
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| Looking from the top of the former palace into its courtyard |
As we walked up the grand staircases, we could sense the opulence of this former grand palace.
It is a magnificent building with marvelous architecture!
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| Bullet holes on the former palace walls are vivid reminders of the revolution |
We saw many bullet holes on the walls in this grand building.
These holes on the wall were made during the attack to the Presidential Palace on March 13, 1957.
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| Fidel and his revolutionary forces' journey are documented here |
The attack was carried out by Members of the Revolutionary Directory, armed organization of the University Students Federation.
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| "The History Will Absolve Me" document in both Spanish & English |
Currently, it houses exhibits of documents, clothing and various things related to the Cuban Revolution.
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| Fidel's statue stands proudly in the main floor of the building |
With much sacrifices from the Cuban people such as Jose Marti, Fidel Castro along with his brother Raul and Ernesto Che Guevara led and won the Revolution in 1959.
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| Sculpture of Che and other revolutionary hero |
The exhibits are mainly old photos, letters, statues and relics that chronicled the struggles of the revolutionary forces leading up to their triumph.
Off course, the museum also takes note of outside influences from other country such as the U.S. presidents and its policies of isolation towards Cuba.
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| The influences of the U.S. presidents and their administrations were not forgotten in this Cuban museum. |
We learned a lot about the Cuban revolution and the courage/ sacrifices of the Cuban people.
R.T.
The Revolution Museum
Old Havana
Cuba
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