May the good times and treasures of the present become the golden memories of tomorrow. Wish you lots of love, joy and happiness! HAPPY NEW YEAR! I have received several requests asking for more photos of American Classic Cars I took in Havana, Cuba. Here they are :) Enjoy Part 2! View other posts from [...]
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Havana, Cuba. American Classic Cars – 2
Posted: 2nd January 2012 by Memographer in Havana, Cuba, Nona HoraTags: American Classic Cars museum, Antique, Buick, Car, Chevrolet, Chevy BelAir 1956, Cuba, Ford, Ford 1957, Havana, Havana Vintage Cars, Memographer, Memography, Mercury, Oldsmobile, Travel to Havana Cuba, Vintage, Vintage Cadillac, Vintage Mercedes-Benz
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Havana, Cuba. El Floridita, Daiquiri and more
Posted: 6th November 2011 by Memographer in Havana, Cuba, Nona HoraTags: A Cuban Girl on Pony Horse, Bamboleo by Gipsy Kings youtube video clip, Besame Mucho by Trio Loas Panchos youtube video clip, Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro, Cementerio de Cristóbal Coló, Colon Cemetery, Cuba, Cuban Boy, Cuban Girl, El Capitolio, El Floridita- La Cuna Del Daiquiri, El Morro Castle, Havana, Havana Cemetery, Havana Smile :), Lovely Cuban Couple, National Capitol Building, The cradle of the daiquiri
One night I have stopped by El Floridita- an historic restaurant and cocktail bar in the older part of Havana (La Habana Vieja), Cuba. The place is famous for having been one of the favorite hangouts of Ernest Hemingway. In honor of Hemingway nobody is allowed to sit in the hallowed corner which was, and [...]
Havana, Cuba. The Pearl of the Caribbean
Posted: 4th November 2011 by Memographer in Havana, CubaTags: Alma Mater, Bacardi Bat, Boat La Habana, Cuba, Cuban Girl, Cuban Man, Cuban Woman, El Morro Castle, Havana, Marble statue of Christ blesses the City of Havana, Old Woman walking a Dog, Plaza de Catedral, The Skyline of Havana Cuba, The University of Havana
Got great news about Cuba today! The Pearl of the Caribbean will shine again soon. For the first time in a half-century, Cubans will be allowed to buy and sell real estate, bequeath property to relatives without restriction and avoid forfeiting their homes if they abandon the country. The law, which takes effect November 10, [...]
Havana, Cuba. American Classic Cars
Posted: 11th October 2011 by Memographer in Havana, CubaTags: American Classic Cars museum, Antique, Buick, Car, Chevrolet, Chevy BelAir 1956, Cuba, Ford 1957, Havana, Havana Vintage Cars, Mercury, Oldsmobile, Vintage, Vintage Cadillac, Vintage Mercedes-Benz
Havana is a big open-air American Classic Cars museum. Estimated 100,000+ pre-revolutionary cars are still driving in the cities of Cuba. From 1900 to 1958 (before the Cuban Revolution), the country was a large importer of U.S. American cars. Import stopped after the U.S. trade embargo in 1960. Because it is been difficult for many [...]
Havana, Cuba. The Lost Island
Posted: 7th October 2011 by Memographer in Havana, CubaTags: Alma Mater, Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro, Castillo San Salvador de la Punta, Chevrolet, Cristo de La Habana, Cuba, Cuban Boy, Cuban Cars, cuban couple, Cuban Girl, Cuban Student, Cuban Woman, El Capitolio Nacional, El Capitolio. La Habana, El Malecón Habanero, Fortaleza San Carlos de la Cabaña, Havana, Havana Landmarks, Malecon Havana Cuba, Morro Castle, Museo de la Revolución, Old Cuban Cars, The Great Theatre of Havana, The Lost Island, Travel to Havana Cuba, Universidad de La Habana, University of Havana
Havana, Cuba – beautiful … , kind … , friendly … , amazing …, tasty … , tasty again … , great … , unbelievable … The city has so much to offer tourists. I have been blown away by Havana’s uniqueness in everything! Because of its unique landmarks I put Havana in my list [...]
Back to USSR. 60 Years of Victory and Glory
Posted: 5th October 2011 by Memographer in BelarusTags: Belarus, Kommunisticheskaya Street, Minsk, Minsk Belarus, Minsk City Gates, Tehnologiya, Travel to Minsk Belarus, Victory Square, WW2 Russian Tank T-34
Minsk is the capital and largest city in Belarus. It has a population of 1,837,000 inhabitants (2009). From 1919 to 1991 Minsk was the capital of the Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (B.S.S.R.)- one of fifteen Republics of the Soviet Union. Due to political situation not much has changed in Belarus since Soviet times (compare to [...]
One Sunny Day in Moscow
Posted: 5th October 2011 by Memographer in Moscow, RussiaTags: Kremlin, Memographer, Monument to Minin and Pozharsky, Moscow, Moscow River, Moscow Russia, Nona Hora, Novoye Zholtoye Taxi, Russian Senior High School Students, The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, The New Yellow Taxi, The Red Square, The Spassky Tower of Moscow Kremlin, The State Tretyakov Gallery, The Vladimir Vysotsky Monument, Travel to Moscow Russia
Moscow, Russia was the last city on my trip so called “From Russia With Love”, which included three major cities of the former Soviet Union- Minsk, Grodno, and Moscow. During an entire trip I was really looking forward to explore the capital of Russia. My only concern was the weather (it might get really cold [...]
From Russia With Love
Posted: 1st October 2011 by Memographer in Moscow, RussiaTags: Cathedral of St. Vasily the Blessed, Church in Moscow, Kremlin, Kremlyovskiye chasy, Monument to Minin and Pozharsky, Moscow, Moscow River, Red Square, River Moskva, Russia, Russian, Russian Boy and Girl Scouts, Russian Pioneers, Russian School Girls, Russian Senior High School Students, Spasskaya Bashnya, The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, The Kremlin Clock, The Spassky Tower of Moscow Kremlin, The Vladimir Vysotsky Monument, Travel to Moscow Russia
Moscow (Russian: Moskva) is the capital of the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Soviet Union) from 1922 to 1991, and since 1991 of the Russian Federation. I have been in Moscow during Soviet times. But, due to short visits, I haven’t explored the city as much as I wished to. So, when I planned [...]
Edinburgh, Scotland – Athens of the North
Posted: 29th September 2011 by Memographer in Edinburgh, ScotlandTags: Airline Travel Deals to Europe, Athens of the North, Discounted Airline Tickets, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle Fortress, Forth River Bridge, Memographer, Nona Hora, Perth Scotland, Photojournalism, Queensferry Scotland, Scotland, Street Photography, Tourists, Travel Photography, Travel to Edinburgh Scotland
Edinburgh is my favorite city in the United Kingdom so far. I have found it as a very cozy old city with amazing skyline, beautiful architecture, friendly people, fun nightlife, fresh sea-breath, and… of cause, with Edinburgh Castle! Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Parliament. The city was one of the major centers of [...]
The Brooklyn Bridge
Posted: 13th September 2011 by Memographer in New York City, New York, Nona HoraTags: The Brooklyn Bridge. New York City, USA
I love bridges! And The Brooklyn Bridge is one of my favorite bridges of all time (as well as Tower Bridge in London and The Golden Gates in San Francisco). I was looking to see Brooklyn Bridge through the lens of a photo camera since my childhood. In the summer of 2004 I visited New [...]