The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-02-20

as we were due at Havana at sum
rise. The sunrise on the water was
beautiful, it was some time before
we were allowed to land as we had
to pass the doctors examination and
have our baggage examined. The
view of Havana from the harbor is
beautiful, as the trees are not large
enough to obscure the buildings.
We first passed Moro Castle an old
fort built at the entrance to the har-
Dor. The buildings are all Spanish
style and very beautiful, they are
built for comfort in hot weather with
ceilings about 20 feet high and well
ventilated, all have open courts and
marble floors and stairs everywhere.
All the buildings have wide porches
IN front so you can always walk in
the shade, also balconies from all the
front rooms above. The streets are
very well kept and Prado street is
especially beautiful with it's boule-
ward extending perhaps 2 miles.
The first thing to do on reaching
Havana is to get some American
money exchanged for Spanish money
as you do much betterin most places
with Spanish money.
Every one who is anyone rides in
Havana, and cab fare is very cheap,
two can ride in cab for Is cents
but each time you stop you pay
again as that is another ride. If
person is run over by an auto he is
arrested for being in the way. We
visited a very beautiful cemetery.
If persons relatives or friends die
here they bury them in the GENE
terry and pay rent on the grave if
they fail to pay the rent, the friend
is dug up and thrown into the bone
yard, which is certainly a CHASTITY
sight. It. great drawback if
person cannot speak or understand
Spanish as it is not easy to find
American guides. We visited the
Governors Palace also Colun4bus
Tomb, and Fort Cabana, where 1900
| loyal Cubans were placed against
the wall and shot by the Spaniards,
they were buried just where they
fell. We visited a suburb of Havana
called Marionao about 10 miles by
the electric cars and saw what their
farming country was like, the vega
tation is about the same as in Flor
ida. The cocoanuts were better in
Cuba. The climate was fine while
we staid there, the mercury runs
from 68 to 80 degrees, and the sea
breeze is always refreshing and the
nights are not chilly here and we
never needed wrap at any time.
We were sorry we had not planned
to stay longer in Cuba as there are
so many interesting things to see
there We visited the wreck of the
MAINE" where powerful machinery
is being used to raise the wrecked
battleship. AS our boat pulled out
of Havana every one sang America
for after all there is no place like
home. Our trip back was very plea
SAINT and no one was seasick. Took
train at Key West Immediately upon
landing and reached Miami Saturday
night Jan. 27. Next day we took a
carriage ride out to Gen. Lawrence's
grove, where nearly every kind of
fruit and flower is grown. We saw
the following fruits growing:
Orange, lemon, grapefruit. cocoa
nut, banana, paupa. tangarene, man.
grove, lime, kumquot. besides all
kinds of vegetables. We took trip
up one of the canals into the Ever
glades and went over into one of the
orange groves, which they claim pro-
duces the very finest oranges, they
were certainly delicious and you
would hardly recognize them as any
relation to the ones we get in Mime
sofa. We are certainly having a
great trip and enjoying every min
ute Of it. We willnext stop at Palm
Beach, which they say is the most
beautiful place in Florida.
Laura Rosendahl.