Havana. Take me back. And take us back it did!!

Of course, Havana is sooo much more than the Hotel Nacional but an afternoon spent on the lawn here is worth the trip. From the gun emplacements, circa missile crisis, (not called the CUBAN missile crisis here!!) overlooking the Caribbean to the bar where so many notable ghosts from the city's heyday probably roam to the lobby that looks very 40s-ish. U.S. citizens may not stay here overnight but we can stop and enjoy a drink while pondering the vagaries of history.