Moira: Hello dear Barbie, greetings from Havana! I thought you might like a few pics of the city you'd told me so much about. My footnote to our talks about art deco:
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Moira: You can probably recognise these, as they are all in the centre of Havana. But I also found some fine examples of the style in the suburbs:
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Barbie: Hello dear! Thank you for the pics. Splendid as usual. I especially like your take of Hotel Nacional. At first I didn't recognise the zoomed tympana. They are gorgeous, aren't they?
Moira: I waited till late afternoon to get them. But they're  sort obvious, anyone can see them. I'm quite proud about my finds in the suburbs.
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Barbie: Indeed! Fantastic in design but in a horrific state of preservation, aren't they?
Moira: Some of them would be deemed uninhabitable in Europe but here they can house even a few families. That's post-Fidel Cuba for you!
Barbie: Politics aside they are supreme piece of architecture that should be taken care of. Any movement, initiative into this direction?
Moira: Not to my knowledge as far as the suburbs are concerned. The ones that are successful are active in the areas under the UNESCO World Heritage patronage.
Barbie: Have you been to Vedado? Seen villas there?
Moira: Yep. Fantastic. But wept over their condition. They really don't know what sort of treasures they have.
Barbie: I know! That "remodelling" should send them to prison, if you ask me. I photographed one shocking example of it and sent it to "Architectural Review" to be put on file. They were quite obliging, I must say.
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Barbie: How did you discover these houses in the suburbs!?
Moira: By accident. I went on a tour of the city in an open-top bus and had a glimpse of some from the top deck. Took snaps with their GPS location and came back. By taxi.
Barbie: Splendid!!! If you have some more or less complete series of photos of singular objects with their GPS, we can assemble a portfolio and submit it to "Architectural Review". They are usually not only pleased but also pay for valuable contributions.
Moira: I would be flattered! I'll show you what I've got when I'm back home.
Barbie: Which is?
Moira: End of January.
Barbie: Looking forward to our meeting then.
Moira: Me too! Thanks for your suggestion.
Barbie: Pleasure. So good luck and keep photographing.
Moira: I can't stop!
Barbie: :-)
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Moira is in Havana and is taking photos of art deco style buildings. She has found some are in a bad condition, especially in the suburbs. Barbie suggests she collates the pictures in a portfolio and sends it to the Architectural Review. 