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C. Lee McKenzie

Young Adult and Middle Grade Author

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#atozchallenge: M is for Malecón

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Here’s to a great AtoZ!

Join in the FUN.

This year I traveled to Cuba. You know, it’s that little island that’s spitting distance from Florida and should not be visited without special dispensation. I wanted to see it before MacDonald’s arrived. I’m so glad I did. I learned a lot and I met some wonderful people. It seems they like us. Now there’s a change!

I’ll add a short T/F quiz to each post the same as I did last year about Burma, and I’ll post the answers to the questions the following day. 


Answers to Your T/F Quiz for L:



TRUE 1. The famous Hemingway nightspot was once called “La Piña de Plata” (Silver Pineapple), but it became such a hangout for Florida tourists, it was change to El Florida, then La Floridita. 
FALSE 2. There’s no vodka in a Daiquiri. It’s full on rum and lime juice with sugar.

M is for Malecón




Malecón means a paved walk along water’s edge. Every city or town I visited had a beautiful walk along the shore line. This is one of Havana’s. The ones I really enjoyed had a park-like setting with trees, benches and lots of flowers. But this is a pretty famous malecón because this was part of the Grand Prix route back in the pre-Castro days. 

I can’t come up with a quiz for M, so class dismissed.

Comments

  1. I love walking along these boardwalks. I did this in Panama but I didn't know the name of it. I believe I got the questions right:)

  8. The Melacon in Puerta Vallarta is a huge tourist attraction. Cruise ships from all over the world dock so passengers can spend ridiculous amounts of money for things that are half the price the day before and after. Commerce.

  11. I got it right, rum! 🙂
    What a lovely view, I'd love to walk that Malecon, but yes, trees, benches and flowers are lovely escapes too!
    No quiz, always a good day! LOL

  13. This reminds me of New Orleans. They too have a paved walk that along side the Mississippi. I have visited there many times and I love spending time in one of the restaurants looking out on the Mississippi.
    Thanks for bringing back a wonderful memory.

    Visiting from the A to Z Blog Challenge.

    Shalom,
    Patricia @ EverythingMustChange

  18. Hello fellow writer. What a great idea to get to Cuba before McDonalds. It is a dream of my to visit the island and soak in the ambiance of the resourceful Cubans.

  19. I love walking along the waters, be it the ocean or a lake. So pleased you chose this theme, Lee. Thoroughly enjoying it.

  20. Such a magnificent road and view. No pop-quiz! *whew*. How could I forget that daiquiris are made with rum! (Obviously NOT a daiquiri drinker) Did I ever tell you my great-grandparents and my grandmother (as a little girl) lived in Cefuentes, Cuba? Sometime between 1904-05… It's on the south side of the island.