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Since it had no wind and no turbulences at all we landed right on time. I had an entire afternoon until my connection to Havana and decided to spend it in the duty free shops, or in the restaurants.
I bought a bottle of water and took a pause to regain my energy. Not long after that I descended again and looked for a cafe place near the central square. To my surprise I found a very modern place.
Our friendly hotel owner recommended a restaurant a outside of the center, so we walked about 20 minutes in the cold night together with the other couple. Were were the only people in that restaurant.