After tracking Mercedes through the streets of old Havana, I thought that Paris would be a relatively easy task. After all, Paris is so well known, so well documented and so well loved. Its famous sights are endless: the grand boulevards, the Tuileries Gardens, the Louvre and Notre Dame. I even had exact addresses, the […]
Archives for July 2014
Book presentation and signing
October 7th from 6-7:30 pm Palm Beach Bookstore 215 Royal Poinciana Way Palm Beach, FL
La Belle Créole: Rediscovering the life of the Condesa de Merlin – including audio-visual presentation
Thursday September 11th, 2014 – 7:00pm Cuban Heritage Collection co-sponsored by Books and Books Goizueta Pavilion Richter Library University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
Old Havana after the Rain
Voyage to Havana part 4
While walking the streets of La Vieja Habana in my quest to retrace the steps of Mercedes Santa Cruz, the Condesa de Merlin, my friend Gerry and I found ourselves caught more than once in a tropical downpour. One day, we were repeatedly drenched. In the former Casa of […]