This January a group of us went to Havana, Cuba for class for 10ish days. It was wonderful and warm and pretty and the Cuban people were so nice to us. They're such happy people and it's crazy to see colorful buildings and retro cars that are falling apart while everyone walks around with a smile.

We got there pretty early in the day and three of us ended up walking around for a place to eat.

We ended up in this little square and at first we walking into this Restaurant that Ernest Hemingway used to go to or something to do with him, I'm not awesome at history, I have no idea. But 'Floradita' was crazy packed and was full of tourist drinking and while we did take photos, we decided not to eat there.

Instead we went right next door to 'La Pina De Plata' which had the cutest decorations. Our first taste of Cuba on our own, and it was great. This meal was when we realized that Cuba takes it easy. Meals are slow going and very social. Turns out you don't go to a restaurant when you're hungry, you go before you are because by the time the food gets to you, you're starving.

La Pina De Plata was delicious and was such a great experience. Of course the food was relatively cheap for us and came with more than enough food. I ordered chicken and rice because...Cuba. It ended up coming with plantain chips which turned out to be a favorite with my friends and me. First meal in Cuba: Success!