Lenny took this lovely picture of the sunrise (or maybe it was the sunset...who remembers??!!?? LOL) at Morro Castle (built in 1589) which was named after the three biblical Magi. The fortress is guarding the entrance to Havana bay in Cuba. In Spanish "morro" means a rock which is very visible from the sea and therefore serves as a navigational landmark.
We visited the morro a few times for pictures, sunrise and sunset. It's definitely a place you don't want to miss.
Very often they have craft sellers there with their beads and their art
and as the sun goes down the lights in the city, across from the morro, come up
But one of the very FUN places we visited was FUSTERLANDIA
Fusterlandia is the nickname given in Jaimanitas, a seaside town just west of downtown Havana. In Jaimanitas, artist Jose Fuster has built a creative enclave called Casa de Fuster that has spilled out into the surrounding neighborhood.
It’s no longer just his house but has expanded to include murals on other nearby buildings and walls.It is all mosaics....everywhere....on everything....and it's mind-boggling
Cuban artist José Fuster’s art is “naïve,” meaning he uses childlike crude shapes and bright colors in his untrained composition. His work has been compared to that of Picasso, a comparison that followed him in successful gallery tours across Europe.
Makes you think of Gaudi and Barcelona, doesn't it? Fuster wanted to put his artistic reality into his real-world surroundings, and he began in his own neighborhood.
Fuster began decorating his home in 1975 and his project grew to include his neighbors and professional offices around him.
There is no charge to visit, but Fuster and his neighbors (many of whom have become artists as a result of his work) will surely appreciate you buying any of their works, small or large.
and, of course I'm still lookin' out for the strays
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