Living La Via Loca En Havana! The Carters Celebrate their 5th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY In CUBA
Jay-Z and Beyonce were in Cuba for their fifth wedding anniversary where the couple was seen strolling through the country's capital city, Havana. Though Americans are barred from going to Cuba as tourists, thousands often enter the country on academic, religious, journalistic or cultural exchange visas. We're sure Jay and Bey both went there to soak up some cultural inspiration for their upcoming world tours.
During their stroll through Central Havana, Jay-Z, whose love of cigars has been well documented, puffed on a few of Cuba's finest. You'll recall that he's taking a cigar-rolling expert on tour with him and Justin Timberlake this summer.
Beyonce, who's gearing up for her own Mrs. Carter World Tour, posed with fans while rocking a hot outfit--she rocked a Thakoon Addition Zebra Printed top, matching skirt, and Giraffe Walk Jaipur Tie Woven Flats.
With Miss Tina in tow, the couple dined at the famous La Guarida restaurant for dinner on a feast of Cuban creole favorites including fish, chicken, black beans and rice.
And s a crowd gathered outside and cheered her name during dinner, Bey walked to the balcony and waved at the adoring fans. A waitress at the restaurant, Silvia Fernandez, said, 'She was beautiful, without a drop of makeup, very natural. What happened with the people was incredible.' Speaking of their vacay, a few lawmakers are questioning why the Carters are actually IN Cuba. Specifically, two Republican lawmakers are asking a government agency to look into their trip, suggesting that the couple violated restrictions on travel to the communist island.
CNN reports that Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart, both of Florida, wrote in the letter to the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, stating:
“Despite the clear prohibition against tourism in Cuba, numerous press reports described the couple’s trip as tourism, and the Castro regime touted it as such in its propaganda.”
The letter also noted their connection to
“a community of many who have been deeply and personally harmed by the Castro regime’s atrocities, including former political prisoners and the families of murdered innocents. The restrictions on tourism travel are common-sense measures meant to prevent U.S. dollars from supporting a murderous regime that opposes U.S. security interests at every turn and which ruthlessly suppresses the most basic liberties of speech, assembly, and belief. We support the Cuban people by refusing to sustain their jailers.”
Just a brief history lesson of US’s tension with Cuba, in the 1950s, spending money there was outlawed after Fidel Castro took power in 1959. In 2012, the Obama administration lifted some of the restrictions on travel to Cuba, instituting a “people-to-people” travel program that requires a strict itinerary for vacationers. No official response from Beyonce or Jay-Z’s camp has yet been released.
Happy anniversary Bey and Jay!
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