{"id":213,"date":"2007-01-22T16:04:44","date_gmt":"2007-01-22T21:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2007\/01\/22\/cuba-from-space\/"},"modified":"2007-01-22T16:04:44","modified_gmt":"2007-01-22T21:04:44","slug":"cuba-from-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2007\/01\/22\/cuba-from-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba from Space"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have a fascination with Cuba. There was a time when it was the<\/em> vacation hot spot. And that time is one I love. So, in 1959, Cuba sort of stopped in time. It went from a beautiful hot spot to a defunct place. The old buildings deteriorated, but hold some magic. The old cars keep roving the streets in new incarnations. The great music keeps trickling out. I would love to visit Cuba before it someday becomes open again and it loses that weird glory.<\/p>\n

And so while wandering the Internet and thinking about such things, I trained my Google Maps on Cuba and expected to see nothing. “Forbidden” But I was surprised to see detailed satellite images. I wandered down some coast and saved these links to interesting areas. Take a look and if you feel the urge, post links to your own discoveries in Cuba.<\/p>\n

Flame Buildings<\/a><\/p>\n

Circular Tunnel entrance<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0Zoom out a bit to see the exit on the other side of the inlet.<\/p>\n

Pentagram property<\/a><\/p>\n

Turnabout<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have a fascination with Cuba. There was a time when it was the vacation hot spot. And that time is one I love. 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