We saw some memorable things on the day we traveled from Vinales to our Havana hotel — especially Hemingway‘s house with its lovely view of Havana. We weren’t able to go inside and had to content ourselves with ogling through the open windows – but there was still plenty to see.
![comfortable living room with mounted trophies living room with couch, chairs and stuffed animal heads](http://maureenoward.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/img_5356.jpg?resize=600%2C450)
Comfortable living room with mounted trophies . We all agreed that, unlike celebrity homes we often read about, we could see ourselves living in this room.
![His desk, surrounded by a fraction of his books simple desk and chair, book shelves, mementos](http://maureenoward.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/img_5364.jpg?resize=592%2C444)
His simple desk and chair, surrounded by books and mementos.
![A stash of books by his john -- and note that pickled something or other on the shelf! a bathroom with commode, bookshelf and curiosity shelf](http://maureenoward.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/img_5370-e1336756826636.jpg?resize=571%2C760)
A stash of books by his john — and note that pickled something or other on the shelf!
![His uniform, shoes and hats. a closet filled with shoes, boots and hats and his Spanish Civil War uniform](http://maureenoward.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/img_5371-e1336756795840.jpg?resize=557%2C740)
His Spanish Civil War uniform, boots, shoes and hats, all as he left them the day he was exiled from Cuba.
![another desk and more of his thousands of books](http://maureenoward.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/img_5375-version-2.jpg?resize=538%2C403)
Another desk and more of his thousands of books.
The next post will show a few more highlights from our drive to central Havana.