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Cuba 2023

Caught the train this morning to Montreal before our flight in the morning. 

selfie of four people in a train. papers are visible on a table and they're sitting around it looking tired but excited for the vacation

Lunch at the Churchill pub. I’d forgotten how hard it is to eat with a kid downtown in Montreal. Too many places are adults only. 

Wide angle selfie of four people at a restorant table. Dark wood room. Mid cheers with some drinks.

after lunch we went to the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal. I hadn’t been in years and it was Bear’s first time. We covered the whole place pretty much. 
 

Photo taken in a museum hall. A smaller copy of Rodin’s The Thinker sits on a pedestal while a couple look on. A kid is crouched on the floor emulating the signature pose of the bronze statue. Fist under the chin, in thought.
She saw The Thinker and made the pose. I asked her what she thought it was called and she guessed “The Thinking Man”

The next day we caught our flight and the first thing we did after checkout was to get down to the beach to put our toes in the water.

late night photo of the beach. a bight light in the distance and the surf visible.

Took a walk around downtown Varadero and had a nice lunch as well as visited the big sign

Talia in a black shirt with Pikachu on it with her arms spread wide. In the background a large and multicoloured sign reads Varadero

We had an absolute blast playing in the surf

photo of a kid swimming in blue-green water caught in a wave. looking totally ecstatic. beach and green tree line visible in the distance

On a day trip to a beach by catamaran we saw these fantastic hermit crabs

closeup photograph of a hermit crab with a shell about 10cm wide. red legs visible. walking on pale cream coloured sand
 

For Christmas day the kids put on a big show for everyone with the help of the amazing staff.Photo of a group of people on a stage. Two adult women dressed as elves and a bunch of kids aged 5-10 around. Taken mid dance number

We got some snorkeling in and saw some great fish.

underwater photo taken from below looking up at a kid and adult snorkelling. the reflective surface of the water is visible. They're wearing life jackets and fins. the kid has a full face mask

In a tour of Havana we got to visit the rooftop patio of some fancy hotel. two adults in relaxed summer wear and a kid in a green striped t-shirt lean against a glass railing with the ocean and city of Havana in the backgrounf

Later that night we had supper and watched the sunset in Havana

A nighttime photo with grey clouds and the lit skyline of Havana

Not long after we flew home. A decent trip and it was nice to get away.