avevo un sogno

i arrived in cuba
i have no idea how or why
most likely at the airport
from which i strolled out into the centre of town
it was beautiful
magnificent colonial architecture
but reminiscent of ancient rome
all beautifully coloured
a big green one with arches
i was guided down the main street a short distance
to an awaiting bus/tram to take us tourists wherever it was we were going
i followed three spanish girls in their 20's
desperately trying to recall how to speak spanish in my head
we climbed up in with our bags
as they talked amongst themselves one went and got a brochure from a holder on the wall
and she came back to her friends and said the word for timetable
which i knew
so i said to her in what i assumed to be sound spanish
is that a timetable?
she looked at me, confused and slightly amused
she didnt understand a word i said
despite the fact that i was sure i had said it correctly
and i had repeated a word she had used...