What is the "Two Worlds" hotel in the old city of Havana? Why does Hemingway often go to live?

Along the Gulf Stream, Maregon Avenue extends from east to west, echoing the coastline of Havana, and colorful townhouses on the roadside are almost worn out under the erosion of tides. Built in16th century, Moro Castle guards the entrance of Havana Bay on the cliff, and the dazzling light from the lighthouse can still be seen 30 kilometers away. Looking west at the bay from the lighthouse, old Havana has a panoramic view. Prado Street is one third of the eastern part of the city, which divides Havana into two worlds. The old one is usually called Old Havana. The area here is small, the streets are narrow, and the imprint of Spanish colonization can be seen everywhere. 1982 is listed as a world cultural heritage by UNESCO. On the new side, now the midtown and the new town are lined up in turn, and the American elements before the 1950 s are mixed with the red customs after the revolution. Baroque, Decorationism, Soviet realism and other representative architectural styles in the past century are almost all gathered in this city.

Perhaps it is the lingering Europa style in the old city that reminds Hemingway of his dream of spring in the battlefield. Compared with the temptation and glitz of the new city at that time, Old Havana was his main activity area. The "Two Worlds" hotel on the street near the pier is the first place Hemingway 1928 chose to stay in Havana. He was a frequent visitor here before he settled down. Later, the hotel owner simply booked him a room of 5 1 1. After many years, he still retains the layout of the original writer when he moved in, and becomes a perforated landmark in the name of people admiring great writers. From March, 65438 to March, 0939, Hemingway began to write "For Whom the Bell Tolls" here, completed some chapters of the book, and wrote articles for many magazines. Key west across the bay has changed from an isolated place to a tourist attraction in recent years, which makes the writer's "private space" less and less, and his estrangement from his second wife Pauline also urges him to find a new home of inspiration. As for Two Worlds, Hemingway, who met for the first time, thought Havana was "a very suitable place for writing". In a letter to a friend, he described it like this: "In this' two worlds' hotel, you can rent a clean and comfortable room with a bathroom for only two dollars, overlooking the harbor and cathedral, and you can also see the panoramic view of the harbor and the sea." His fishing boat stops by the pier in the bay, and you can see both the Gothic spire of the old cathedral in the center of the old city and the panoramic view of the harbour lighthouse. With his fame and financial resources at that time, the state guesthouse, which was in the limelight in Midtown, seemed to be more in line with the identity of a writer. At that time, the National Hotel was the most prosperous hotel in the whole Caribbean. When it opened in the 1930s, it was unprecedented. American celebrities and Cuban politicians have joined in. Under the prohibition of alcohol in the United States, the annual gang congress in the United States was held here for several years in a row, and the film The Godfather was also filmed here.

Little Florida, far away from the "two hotels" and in the west of the old city, used to be a very grounded local restaurant with cheap food and excellent wine quality. Here and "two worlds" almost constitute Hemingway's life in Havana. Little Florida played a special role in Hemingway's life. Even after he settled in the suburbs, he often drove to the city to drink. He once explained that this place is closer to the United States than new york, and it is where he contacts many Americans. The desire to meet the writer for a drink filled the restaurant with guests. The boss couldn't help but transform the restaurant into a more upscale one and got a velvet rope to block the entrance. "It looks terrible now!" Hemingway couldn't help complaining, his mouth was disgusted, but his body gave honest feedback. "But the wine is as good as ever." In order to flaunt his preference, the restaurant owner erected a bronze statue for his most famous guest in a conspicuous place in the bar, as if to say, "I have wine." Do you have a story? "