RE: Homeland: Havana, Cuba
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Hi @dahpilot, I couldn't agree more with the sentence at the top of the post. About Havana I see that it preserves things that have been lost here like the children playing in the streets. The truth is that I feel sorry to see the lack of maintenance of the city.
I don't like Madrid (mi ciudad) very much, for me it is a place to visit. And although the law says that I am from Madrid, I am from my neighborhood.
A big hug.
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I have been reading about Spanish cities becoming overly touristy and forgetting about the locals; it's a shame that this happens. There's no doubt that Madrid is beautiful, but without its people, it would just be another city.
Aún así , el barrio es, el barrio, eso no tiene comparación
It’s contradictory that Havana and Cuba in general rely on tourism while neglecting everything else. In the end, it’s all about money
You are not misinformed, European cities are becoming more and more similar, they are becoming places without personality, the same stores, the same people....
I lived almost two decades in the center of Madrid, very close to the Royal Palace. Every year the neighbors organized their Fiestas de Santiago with music bands from the neighborhood. Some played "pasadobles" and others rock. All paid by the neighbors, and mainly by the bars in the area that in those days set up their bars outdoors. Nothing remains of all this. It's a pity, at least I had the opportunity to live that atmosphere.
A hug, @dahpilot.