Cuba. Transformation of Time ... (by Natalia It)

What is expected of a trip to Cuba? Hot adventures, crazy passions and unbridled dances on white sand washed by waves of the Atlantic Ocean. The island of love and freedom attracts emancipation and cheapness, exotic nature, not spoiled by civilization, the attractive appearance of Cubans, the lack of complexes in which the main highlight of the most beautiful island in the world. In Cuba there are chic hotels, night discos, restaurants with amazingly delicious dishes and an endless river of cocktails, saturated with the national drink of the island, its main artery, the blood of the nation - rum. In the air smells deliciously of cigars and sweet mango, the sounds of Latin music and the insinuating rustle of waves are heard to the ears, the skin gently caresses the sun ...

All this is there. But ... I can not look at Cuba with the eyes of a foreign tourist, because she is practically my homeland, my family, my soul, my dream of happiness ... I know all its shades and tastes. The Island of Freedom is a deceptive illusion. Cubans careless about appearance and manners, but can not afford very much ... But they want no more than we do. I do not want to touch political strings, discuss and draw conclusions. I will say simply: money is important everywhere, if there is one. Cuba is just a paradise on earth. Heaven full of love. Love to relatives, friends and just to people. Nowhere will you find more responsive and kind people than the Cubans. Nowhere else will you be stretched out your hand in trouble - ALWAYS not to happen: friend, brother, neighbor or just a stranger. Nowhere are they so able to rejoice at your successes, nowhere are they so concerned about each other, respecting their neighbor and themselves. You can see and understand this only after having lived among them, and not at the hotel. Having absorbed the atmosphere in the pores and passing through the blood. Cubans amaze and admire the ability to love and enjoy life, no matter what.

I miss the time I spent there. I miss my relatives, friends and acquaintances. They told me before leaving: "If it sucks you, remember us and everything will be fine ..." I remember, and I have tears in my eyes. I really want to go back ...
In this small photo story, I want to look at the Island of Love as I look at the past childhood: with a slight taste of sadness, longing and a desire to return.

So, my Cuba ...

If you are in Cuba, be sure to visit the province of Santiago. In memory, for a long time will leave a trace - a unique combination of mountains, sea and vegetation, and the rich flora and fauna of the terrain will not let romantics and photographers relax. The road between the high hills resembles the scenery for the movie about King Kong, the summits are bathed in thunderclouds and the scavengers are spinning in the sky, it becomes creepy and you look at this fantastic beauty with bated breath. Involuntarily expecting that something unreal and delicious will happen ...
Feeling of sleep in reality. The air is filled with the aromas of exotic flowers and the freshness of the breeze. The road is crossed by migrating crabs, an infinite number of crustaceans hurry to the land in search of food ...
Everything is so fabulous and bright that you forget about the camera in your hands, plunging into this world. Now, after a while, I regret that I did not click the camera in exhaustion, without removing my finger from the treasured button. Now ... Now we have to wait for the next time to make up for lost time. About the camera I remembered only in the dolphinarium, with an enchanting performance of animals and in a botanical garden that collected the most exotic flowers of the earth at an altitude of 2500 km above sea level.

To be continued: photos to the article http://textgenetic.ucoz.ru/publ/konkursy/stati_i_novosti/serija_statej_puteshestvennika_kuba_ljubov_moja/7-1-0-24