Our first two nights in Panama we stayed across from the Miraflores Locks. The picture of the tall building in the distance is our hotel as seen from the canal. We ate dinner at the Miraflores visitor center restaurant, which is the building with the balconies. You can sit at your table and look down at the ships going the the locks. The food wasn't great, but the entrainment was. So here are photos from both sides.
After two days we moved to a hotel in the center of Panama City. We can walk around a bit, but Casco Viejo, the old city, isn't really walking distance. Casco Viejo is the biggest tourist attraction after the canal itself. We can get a cab to most anywhere. The prices can vary and they will charge you double the going rate if your hotel calls the cab. Most of the time we can negotiate the rate.
We are not finding Panama City a particularly easy place to navigate. The places we want to see are spread out. Sidewalks are bad and often torn apart, resulting in mud everywhere (it has rained every day). There is a bus system, but it isn't designed for easy use by non residents. There are also lots of very seedy areas, which tourists are encouraged to avoid. It is also not a very clean city. There are many, many buildings either half finished or abandoned, and lots of trash everywhere.
More about what we have seen in Panama City in the next post.
1 comment:
Oh dear, I hope things were better when Aunt Clare was teaching piano in Panama City!
I've read your posts backwards - from the newest to this beginning one and have enjoyed them all. It didn't occur to me to check this site while you were traveling. I just looked in this evening to see if you'd done anything in your actual garden! It's been great fun!
Thanks and Happy New Year to you and Jim!!
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