Cuba - Paradisus Varadero, Dec 1-8, 2002
Back to our Photo Album| Terry and I went on our honeymoon 6 months after our wedding. We chose Paradisus Varadero, in Cuba, as our honeymoon hideaway. We couldn't be more happy with the resort -- it was beautiful, the weather was gorgeous, and we had a fabulous time. Watch this spot for underwater photos when we get them developed! |  Terry on the beach, just after we arrived. |
 Maura on the beach, enjoying a Daquiri. |
 The Paradisus Beach |
 Maura about to enter the water for the first time! |
 Maura |
 Maura running into the waves |
 Waves are hard to walk through! |
 This is fun! |
 Okay, enough swimming for now! |
 Terrt enjoying the last rays of the day |
 A beautiful Paradisus sunset |
 Pretty! |
 Pretty! |
 One of the many bands playing at the resort, serenading us at the Spanish restaurant. |
 The entrance to our room! |
 Maura being all introspective outside the room. |
 Action shot of Terry playing beach volleyball! |
 Time to serve! |
 Go Terry, Go! |
 The bicycle of a beach vendor, selling various souveniers. |
 Terry having a good read. |
 The swans that our maid left us. |
 Because we were at the resort as honeymooners, we received (among other things) flowers! |
 Pretty! |
 The shadow of a palm tree on the pristine beach. |
 The beach in full swing. |
 Just blowing in the breeze. |
 Sailboat! |
 An evil looking Cuban kitty cat outside the buffet restaurant. (Remind you of anybody we know?) |
 The evil orange cuban kitty. |
 Wow, there's even more of them! |
 Looking out from one of the many beautiful hideaways, towards the lobby and Casubi bar. |
 Terry with some of his new friends on the catamaran cruise we went on: Pino (from Calgary), Alex (one of the resort's staff), and Terry! |
 Maura on the catamaran, chatting with Antonella (Pino's wife) |
 Terry! |
 Maura reclining in the shade on the boat |
 Maura on the boat! |
 The catamaran cruise took us to a restaurant on Cayo Blanco, where we hand lunch. |
 Lunch! Maura and Terry at the back on the left; Pino and Antonella at the back on the right; the other two folks are a really sweet newlywed couple from Paris! |
 Maura and Terry at Cayo Blanco (our catamaran looks like one of those you see behind us) |
 Look up! |
 A view from the boat |
 Such a good place to relax! |
 Another catamaran! |
 *sigh* |
 A view into the Paradisus lobby at night. |
 More kitties! Super action kitty shot #1! |
 Super action kitty shot #2! Begging for food at the buffet. |
 Maura and one of the vintage cars that were brought into the resort to impress some travel industry folks. |
 Maura and Terry being cute with the red car! |
 A spectacular show at the Paradisus! (Note pink cowboy hat girl shillouetted in front!) |
 Wow! |
 Very acrobatic! |
 It seems that there are many talented performers in Cuba! |
 The Paradisus Pool at night! |
 These shots were taken on our last day -- it was the only cloudy / windy day that we were there. It wasn't so bad -- actually made leaving paradise much easier! |
 A pretty mural and fountain |
 A Cuban blossom. |
 A very pretty little gazebo type thing where weddings are held. |
 Pretty! |
 The ocean was very rough that day! |
 The gazebo and the roar of the ocean |
 I wandered into the Garden Villa (which can be rented by those with "elegant tastes"). There was nobody staying there, so i took a look! |
 A picture of the unsuspecting Terry! |
 The stormy beach on our last full day at Paradisus. |
 The cook at the beach grill. The food there was fabulous, especially the paella, which you see on a plate in the foreground. |
 Maura and Terry in the Garden Villa tower. |
 A view of the stormy beach from the garden villa tower. |
 Terry and Maura in the gazebo. |
 A gardener playing with a crab that washed ashore. |
 Maura and Terry in the Paradisus hottub. |
 The Ara buffet (from gef_m's photos, because we didnt' get a shot of this! I wanted to include it here because i thought it was a good photo!) |
 The entrance to Ara, the buffet (from gef_m's photos) |
 The view from the lobby to the beach. This is pretty much one of the first sights you see upon arriving at Paradisus. Beautiful! (from gef_m's photos) |
 The lobby bar, Casubi (from gef_m's photos) |
 Two of the new friends we met at Paradisus -- Toni and Anelio! This photo was taken at the Romantico restaurant. |
 Maura and Terry at the Romantico. |
 Two new friends: Bob and Daisy at the Romantico. |
 Antonella and Pino! :D |
 Leaving Varadero |
|
Page made by PhotoThumb 1.2
Back to the Photography Main Page