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1064 days ago
i have put the photos on flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/33129041@N00/ it faster to see them gerry ENJOY!!!! I’m going to start the trip at Gatwick although I got Easyjet down from Edinburgh after work, so here goes. The hotel in Gatwick was miles away and their shuttle bus left without me so it was a taxi, then the bus was full going back to the airport, another taxi, but the booking in online for the flight was a great idea, sailed through check-in and got a good window seat. hassle over, just sit back and relax - the couple beside me, I thought were from eastern Europe but weren’t speaking English so I went to sleep for a couple of hours. When I woke found out they were welsh!!! and turned out to be a really nice couple. The man was an ex-miner who was expelled from the labour party during the strike. The cabin crew came round with little beach bags with horrible bright yellow socks and toothpaste in them so ...
1064 days ago
SATURDAY 2 ND This is why we were supposed to have an early night last night! Up at 3.45am. We have to be in Havana by 6.30am this morning to get into the “good seats” for the parade. Found out that the area we are going to be in only holds 2000 people. For the first time ever I’m in “the Elite” – don’t worry it wont last long :@)). When we get there it is still dark but we are ushered into our seats. The front row is made up of generals of various rankings and we were right behind them. Then behind us on a raised bit on revolution square, in front of the bit tower was the area where Raul will give his speech. Other people were pointed out to us – Fidel’s older brother and Elian Gonzales, the boy who was kept in Miami against his father’s wishes a few years ago, as well as all the other people that were speaking yesterday. Raul opened the ceremony by a drive by in some jeeps. The parade started off with the Granma Yacht surrounded by a sea of people it ...
