Until forever, Commander!

We arrived in Santiago on the same day as the funeral procession, and the usually lively city was almost eerily quiet. The caravan with Fidel's coffin was now reaching Santiago. It felt like the whole city was lining the streets, escorting Fidel's coffin to its final resting place. We joined in and absorbed all the impressions and Fidel songs from the Cubans. In the evening, the grand farewell took place at the Plaza de la Revolución with a loud final "Hasta la Victoria siempre". This day is also hard to describe, full of tears, respectful, but also with Cuban spirit. On site, you didn't get the impression that the country was bidding farewell to a dictator who opposes human rights (as the German government spokesman more or less expressed). And it probably wasn't. We were able to take in many interesting impressions once again. The day after the funeral, we also visited the famous cemetery in Santiago, where there was a lot of hustle and bustle because of Fidel's "fresh" grave. Cuba is Fidel and Fidel will be missed by Cuba. Many people told us that during conversations.