Highly Recommended:
- Casa Arialis: 66 Zequerda, $25 cuc/night
- Paladar Sol y Son (in the LP)
- Pedro (Havanatur representative): Simon Bolivar No 424. In the Meson del Regidor cafe
- Horseback riding tour to the waterfall
- Nightly salsa band at Plaza Mayor
- Unlicensed Paladar eating

After spending 2 nights in Habana, we took the 1pm Viazul bus from Vedado to Trinidad. While I normally would dread a 6-hr bus it did provide a nice glimpse into the landscape of the rest of the country, which reminds me a bit of Riverside and El Monte in California.

Upon arrival, there was a small horde of Trinidadian-Casa owners hawking their wares on color print outs. "STay here! Stay here! very nice!" I had read that these brokers get a commission from the Actual Casa owner and avoided their services, opting to hike over to "Casa Munoz-Julio & Rosa" the "Our Pick" in Lonely Planet's guide. Being in the Lonely Planet, and especially being crowned "Our Pick", the equivalent of winning an Oscar in Lonely Planetdom, meant that Casa Munoz was booked solid. Luckily, the very friendly and very helpful Julio recommended his friend's casa and in cubanesque fashion said, "Come, follow me, I will take you!"

We arrived Casa Arialis- 66 Zequera ($25 Cuc/night-not including meals), home of Arialis. Outside of the flaming red comforter cover with sewed on puffy heart pillows and awkward blue stuffed bears, the room was on the shabby side, but very clean.



Trinidad was my favorite city that we visited. Every time you blink you open your eyes to a new picture. I loved all the colors, the friendly people and the ease of traveling.

Activities that we did in Trinidad:
- walking tour: beautiful but unmemorable because I dont have much of an attention span for architecture
- peso pizza: deceptively delicious snack
- horseback riding: 5 hour ride up to the waterfall and natural pool. We booked through Pedro at the Havanatur desk and realized he gave us one of the cheaper rates compared to other people on this same tour.
- Playa Giron: Take a Coco Taxi- best part of the trip. pretty beach but crowded. Don't leave too late from Trinidad or it's hard to get a taxi. Bring mosquito spray.
- Paladar Sol y Son: must try! the owner and his brother are like caricatures and the food is delicious.
- Plaza Mayor nightly salsa: its free, and dependable
- Underground paladar eats: we decided to take a chance on a random woman soliciting her home for a good meal. This is an illegal activity and the process of going to the meal was probably the one of the more exciting parts!