A city on the southern coat of Cuba, where the fortunes that were made from sugar during the 19th century has long been spent while the city itself is largely unchanged with Spanish colonial houses of varying pastel colours colours lining the cobblestone hills – this is not the place to rent a bicycle.
Trinidad is the first city I have visited where restaurants charging the Cuban Peso sit side-by-side with restaurants charging the tourist Peso, it has dawned on me that rather than going to a tourist cafe and paying £1 for a pizza, if I go to the locals cafe the same pizza will cost just 15p.
There is a surprisingly large number of touts here (and in Cuba generally) attempting part you with cash for everything from substandard cigars that look great but are second-rate inside to restaurants that also look great but are second-rate inside and girls that look great, but… well you get the picture.
Cuban Beer League
1. Bucanero – A refreshing lively beer, perfect after a long day at the museum.
2. Cristal – A depressing lonely beer, perfect after a long day at the morgue.
This league table is unlikely to change as Bucanero and Cristal seem to be the only beers available.
Cuban Street Snack League
1. Pork rolls – Take one large dead pig (or a live one and kill it), spit roast the animal serve on freshly baked rolls with a chili sauce, all for 15p – beautiful.
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