Merry Christmas from Cuba

Bavarian · #1 12-25-2005, 10:49 AM

Hey all, I decided I'd sign on to the net from Varadero, Cuba. These people are nuts - it is $13 per hour. And they only armed me with an ISDN 64Kb. It takes about a minute for each page to load.

This is perhaps late, but I wish all Merry Christmas, and happy holidays to those people who celebrate their own different important event at this time.

It is 10:45AM here (9:45AM Eastern Time), and it is currently 21*C, partly cloudy. The sea is blue indeed and very calm today. We have a green flag on the beach right now.

The hotel had put on a wonderful Cabaret show with lots of semi-exposed ladies last night.

They even served turkey as part of the dinner special. I was informed, funny enough, that these Turkeys were flown in from Canada on one of yesterday's charter flights since they did not have local turkeys.

I have not seen any BMWs yet.

The best car I have seen was a 1998 Mercedes E200 CDI, which was a taxi. My digicam's flash card stopped working yesterday for an unknown reason. But I found this guy who might be persuaded to sell me his card.

Well, that's it for now. Signing off!

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SuperGreg · #2 12-25-2005, 10:51 AM

Merry Christmas to you as well. Enjoy your trip!

Juanted · #3 12-25-2005, 11:01 AM

How do you define addiction? $13 Dollars per hour to use a slow internet connection -- and you say, "I don't care. I must log on to X5World!" (Of course, here I am at my in-laws' using their even slower dial-up connection at 10:00 AM on Christmas morning. I'm not that much better!)

Thanks for saying hi. Merry Christmas to you as well. Enjoy the beach and the warm weather.

breytonX5 · #4 12-25-2005, 11:22 AM

Have a great trip Ian. Happy holidays to you and yours as well.

LeMansX5 · #5 12-25-2005, 12:47 PM

Somebody told me the other day that a doctor makes US$30 a month in Cuba. Is that true? And the dollar goes too far in Cuba. Have a good trip!

PeteG · #6 12-25-2005, 01:05 PM

Feliz Navidad! Say hi to my grandma (abuela) in Matanzas (close by)!

Post pics when you get back.

motordavid · #7 12-25-2005, 02:21 PM

Happy Holiday, Ian.
I look forward to when the US gives up on it's CubaClosedDoorBS policy and "opens up" Cuber.

Nice Xmas day here in Naples: 72, breezy and theCEO and walked our usual nine. Weird with green grass and palm trees instead of snow/wind back on the mtn.

Addiction?! You mean this Board is an addicition, Lol!
BR,md

alpac · #8 12-25-2005, 03:39 PM

Merry Christmas to you. Well appreciated you took the time to connect from over there. $13 an hour for a slow connection

Connecting to x5world is an addiction more expensive than smoking in Cuba

ifly · #9 12-28-2005, 02:18 PM

A belated Merry Christmas and an early Happy New Year to everyone from Sharm El Sheik in Egypt. 155 Egyptian Pounds to log on here or $30, considering the local cops make 200 Egyptian Pounds a month whose being ripped off?????

ROMEO · #10 12-28-2005, 02:41 PM

Forget about the X5 world dude.. Go have fun with those hot girls at the beach. I have been there twice.. man let me tell you..I felt in love with this girl. I asked her to be my girlfriend the first day I met her. Just buy a bottle of Rum and you are set. Girls there are happy if you feed them.. its sad but true. I bought lunch for 4 for 3 dlls. When I left i was almost crying to leave my girlfriend there. I ended up giving them all my soaps and shampoo, all these stuff its very expensive there. Anyway.. I got excited!! sorry. Just got out there and enjoy PARADISE!!!

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