As I loafed about the streets of Stgo de Cuba away from Parque Cépedes everything became very calm and quiet. There's less traffic and less commercialization in this part of town. While walking around, you can expect to receive steady gazes which are honest displays of interest and curiosity. Winking, the raising of eyebrows, smiling, or saying, 'Hola!' are all appropriate casual exchanges when passing by. Greetings of 'Beunos dias!' are always appreciated. And while you're strolling, you'll get to experience the highly social street life: citizens lingering in doorways, men playing domino, lining up for rations or beating the heat at the corner bar. In a narrow street I bumped into a bunch of little boys who were playing some kind of béisbol game. Ironically, the most American of sports is also the most Cuban, and baseball stands out as one of the few aspects of US culture which the revolutionaries continued to embrace after 1959. For a while, I enjoyed watching the children's game and their enthusiasm and then I got thirsty. If you like rum, you'll be well away in Cuba! We visited the Museo del Ron (San Bacilio) to discover more about this national drink. This museum is so small that it isn't even mentioned in my guidebook. Anyway, it's possible to taste some fine rum in the bar that is within the same building (Visting the museum is not needed if you only wanna have a drink). In this dark bar - the windows were closed - they also make excellent Cuban cocktails like for example the famous Mojito, a refreshing combination of sparkling water, lemon juice, sugar, a few sprigs of mint and a generous dash of white Cuban rum. Shaken not stirred! Bruise the mint leaves inside the glass before you drink your mojito. But because I'm not a big cocktail fan I've tried a neat Havana Club Añejo 7 Años and I knew this was gonna be my favourite drink for the rest of my vacation in Cuba.