Hotel Bahia Suites Panama City

... heet, maar de kleine 30.000 man die overleden zijn bij het bouwen van het kanaal en alle politieke strubbelingen er omheen werden volledig doodgezwegen.<br><br>Toch had het één lichtpuntje: de simulator. Mich heeft zich een halfuur vermaakt als bestuurder van een gigantisch vrachtschip. Blij als een kind!.<br><br>De laatste dag bezochten we een klassiek concert in het prachtige Teatro Nacional, en zijn we heerlijk tapas gaan eten. <br><br>Heleen

... the city the day before but was more than happy to take me around Casco Viejo again for some lunch and picture taking. We strolled down through the city centre which reminded me a little of Buffalo Street in East London on a busy Saturday morning in some parts, fruit and veg sellers, street food smells, a lot of people going in all different directions and a helluva lot of smog and fumes from the local buses, cars and taxis! Ecofriendly transportation? Not happening in ...

... l&#8217;esperienza di salire su un diablo rojo, cosa che è davvero<br>un&#8217;impresa: sono guidati da pazzi che, tra slalom e sorpassi da tutte<br>le parti, sfrecciano nel traffico a velocità da Formula Uno. Con la<br>musica sparata a tutto volume, sono considerati dei musei d&#8217;arte urbana<br>ambulanti, pieni di disegni inverosimili, dove Gesù è affiancato da<br>Madonna (la pop star).<br><!-- ENTRY BEGIN --><br>

... about two minutes when we were warned by the armed guard at the train station that we should not go into town. We told him we'd be careful and we continued on. Right after we crossed the street, this muscle bound guy full of tattoos stopped his car in the middle of the road and asked us what we were doing here (in English). We told him and he said "its not safe, you need to be really careful". At this Tracy and Annie said that they werent going any further, they were going back in ...

... hand sewn textiles) were varied but I wasn{t in a rush to get one just yet.<br><br>With aching feet and bitten ankles I made it back to my hostal around dusk, just ahead of another downpour. This time my room hadn{t flooded (as it had the day before) but I had to hide out in the kitchen until the thunder had passed before being able to cross the corridor which was providing suitable swimming facilities!

... connected to locomotives which in tern both pull and guide the ship through the lock. The number of locomotives used depends on the specific vessel, in our case we had six, three on either side with the rear ones on each side being used to keep the ship on a course completely parallel to the sides of the lock, in our case there was only 2' clearance on either side so there's little room for error. During the transit the ...

... frogs, only poisonous to animals that eat them. An island boy brought an orange one around for all to see, so obviously they are not poisonous if they bite. Due to the downpour, the boatload of tourists, all Europeans but us, elected to skip the second opportunity to snorkel. The second day we elected to do something less expensive than spending our money to ride on a boat during the monsoon season. Nevertheless ...

... views of the Sobereno National Park, we could hear Howler monkeys from different directions and saw lots of butterflies and birds, it was really nice to spend some time out of the city and watch the jungle. On the way back to Gamboa to catch our bus Rene spotted an Armadillo that was walking across the path that we were walking along, it was so cool and looked like he/she was wearing armour and we were so chuffed to see one in the wild.

... had clean sheets, air conditioning and warm water showers. Panama, hot and humid, a big melting pot of latinos, carribbean blacks, along with a multi influx of tourists from Venezuela, Columbia, and the United States. Food is still cheap at $5 for basic dinner at a hotel resturant, taxi usually around $3. People are very helpful and some speak good English. Last time when we are here seven years ago, we had it rough as Juliette lost her bag and ...

... of Tikal; a sunrise tour starting at 3am that doesn't so much as produce a sunrise, but more of a lightening of the sky. Still, the temples in the mist, heads popping about the forest canopy was a pretty cool sight, even if I was dripping wet from the pouring, tropical rain. Briefly cross paths with Eli as he arrives the night before I catch my bus in the morning. Say farewell to Zoe. Head to Lanquin/Semuc Champey to swim in the natural pools, only to find the rainy ...