Hotel Discovery Panama City

... wat een stad!! Het lijkt wel een Europese stad....prima infrastructuur.....enorme wolkenkrabbers.....een welvarende stad....en wat een enorme brug over het Panama kanaal......wat een enorme schepen....wouw!! Deze gaan we de komende dagen van dichterbij bekijken....evenals het museum....de parken....en al het andere wat de stad te bieden heeft!<br><br>En het is prachtig weer....graad of dertig, zonnetje en en af en toe een wolk!<br><br>

... thinks he spotted a monkey and we definately saw hundreds of beautifully coloured butterflies and a few condors circling above us. We reached the lookout points and picked out the Miraflores locks as well as various buildings that stand out on the Panama City skyline. <br><br>We completed about 3 trails before stumbling upon a little pond quickly spotting a lizard running, yes running, across the water on its tail. Al and I stood stupified with our mouths wide open ...

... to watch the locks draining all their water so the huge cargo ships could pass through but again it was a boys thing even though Stephen didnt seem to appreciate it that much...maybe because it took us 2 hrs to find the bus that would take us to the canal.... the more astonishing thing is the price the cargo ships...one big ship in 2008 paid $317.000.... while one crazy American swam the 14km for only 0.36 cents in 1928... no time to spare to time to move to Costa Rica...x x<br>

... to it somewhere.<br><br>Seeing as our 'back to land' party on Saturday evening had accounted for much of the next day by way of a sleep in, it was Monday before we made it to the city's most reknowned landmark, the Panama Canal. Or more accurately, the Miraflores locks at the Pacific end of the isthmian divide, and quite a feat of engineering they are too. I won't bore anyone with the details (you can find that ...

... great thing about panama, and that was how cheap the beer was! it cost about 20p for a bottle of beer from the supermarket, so happy days, well nights actually, haha!<br><br>We obviously visited the famous Panama Canal. I think we were expecting a grand Canal, and when we got there I think because we were expecting too much, we were disappointed with it. However, having said that it is a spectacular feat of man-made engineering. To pass through the ...

... won * mojito contest in P*n*m*) *nd it w*s so refreshing. For lunch my mom *nd I sh*red New P*ssion Ribs with * p*ssion fruit s*uce, which w*s extremely good. My d*d h*d * chicken s*ndwich on chi*b*t*. Rest*ur*nt web site: www.rest*ur*ntec*s*bl*nc*p*n*m*.com After lunch we w*lked to the Church of S*n Jose which holds the Golden Alter. The *lter w*s hidden in the mount*ins hundreds of ye*rs *go when Old P*n*m* City w*s being *tt*cked by ...

... hostel, where i found out danny is here! now im on a mission to find him! found him a some shinn-dig hotel and rang him from the lobby. he answered! i took him back to my hostel showed him around and introduced him to a couple of familuars. we drank a bottle of rum and headed back to his place. i started drinking with him and met a few other people. we drank till 3ish and the night ended with a girl sucking on my tung? hah took a cab back with some one staying in my hostel?? and passed out..

... buildings, and cobblestone streets make this a perfect place to stroll away the rest of the day. Be sure to try flavored shaved ice in Plaza de Francia and seafood lovers won't want to miss the famous fish market. After a short flight Monday morning, we were in a different world, the Comarca de Kuna Yala! There are 365 islands (covered in coconut trees and many uninhabited) that make up the Archipielago de San Blas. The Kuna Indians ...

... movie blaring, lots of shoot em ups and therefore spanish dialogue is not much of a problem. Now I get told off for saying how cheap stuff is but how about a 2hr 20 minute bus ride plus film for $2.50. We survive the hole that is Colon bus station and baños and get a $5 cab out to Gatun locks on the canal. These are the biggest locks (3 levels and 2 lots) and are on the Carribbean side. Massively impressive and from 1913; the visitor viewing platform is very ...

... rostis! I go one step further and make oatmeal cookies and cappuccinos and even a cheesecake for after dinner - a day of food and it's great to be cooking again! The five of us head to El Tunco, on the coast, and chill out in hammocks after tiring ourselves out on surfboards. We arrive in time for the local ping-pong championship and get suitably drunk joining in. Time to say goodbye again, to El, Jack, Ali, Meg and to El Salvador as I head over into Nicaragua and the ...