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Canal De Panama - Believe Your Eyes
... timeframe of that.
We
asked the barman in La Viejo Havana about the possibility of walking
there and he cited it as three hours of a dander. So that was out.
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Day 1: Here we go again...
... about 30 minutes later. I guess I am just used to the web check-in baggage drop process. They also have a very strict carry on policy - they actually weighed our bags and put a sticker to prove that it is under 5 kg! Luckily I didn't grab my laptop as well. Despite everything starting at least 15 minutes late, the staff were quite efficient. Because we were early-ish, we got assigned aisle seats 4C and 5C.
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An Unfortunate Reality
... channel.
While we were at Miraflores two ships passed through the locks in front of us. One of them was the Zim Shanghai, a huge container ship from Hong Kong. The narrator said the cost for the Zim transit, which had to be paid in advance, was $484,000. Staggering! But when the cost of fuel, time and wages are taken into consideration, it is cheaper to pay the fee than go around. The Zim Shanghai is so large there was only ...
Panama City
... pizzas, from Dominoes, I really did think we had arrived in the US instead of Panama by now. That evening we didn't last long, soon after pizza and beer we all headed of to bed.
The next morning we wanted to explore the Casco Viejo (Old Town) of Panama City, Adam, Jenn and Steph had the same plan and joined us. It is actually not the original old town since this was destroyed, so the Casco Viejo is where the Spanish rebuilt Panama City after ...
A Jones. A Plan. A Canal. Panama!
After a long travel day which began at 10pm Tuesday night, we arrived in Panama City yesterday afternoon around 5pm. If that sounds awfully long for a trip to Central America, you are correct. I blame the 4 hour layover in Orlando, and Copa Airlines, officially the most screwy airlines we've ever travelled (and that is saying a lot). Anyway!
A step outside the airport into the fresh air and wham! We are in the tropics! ...


