Sanfrancisco De Paula, Cuba 8/10/09

I took a taxi from the hotel to this place. Here I saw Ernest Hemingway's Cuban home which was unchanged since he had last been there. It was rather amazing because the Cuban people made it a landmark. His boat, The Pillar, also is situated on land just down the road from his house across from the very same dock that he fished at. You could walk on the same streets that Hemingway walked on in Cuba and imagine what his daily routine was like. Many people offered me tours of the city and of Hemingway's belongings. I paid this elderly man who spoke English to take me on a tour through the house and his boat. He showed me all of Hemingway's papers and unfinished letters that adorned his desk and house. It was a very beneficial experience and it helped me realize how down to earth Ernest Hemingway was and how he was just like me but perhaps a little stronger. After my tour I took the taxi to the airport to make my flight back to the United States.