CHAPTER XXIX. HAVANA.....303

The Charms of Havana--Early History of the City--Made the Capital of Cuba--The Quarries from Which It Was Built--Something About Its Principal Streets and Buildings--Various Sections of the City--On the Road to the Almandares--Principe Hill--The University of Havana--The Famous Prado--The National Theatre--The Central Park and Parque de Colon--Colon Cemetery--Music in Havana--Favorite Drives and Resorts--The Bathing Beach--Fishing--Jai Alai--Baseball--Horse Racing--Golf--Buildings of the Various Government Departments--Memories of the Old Presidential Palace--Some Fine New Buildings--The New Presidential Palace--The New Capitol--The National Hospital.