Sightseeing in Havana

We started our first day with a sightseeing tour in the notorious coconut taxis (right, short movie available on request). Eddy our Cuban guide - who speaks an almost perfect but funny German and also a very good English - suggested to start with the real Havana "where the people live" (Centro Habana). We saw some beautifully renovated houses, but mainly ruined buildings. Rather shocking when you see people living under these circumtances. Also sad that the architecture of these houses is superb, but there is no money to reconstruct them. People, however, have more trouble getting everything they need for the day to day life - the average earnings are about 250 Cuban Pesos (ca. £6). At least they don't have to pay the rent.