Whirlwind Panama City Trip

Last week we had a long weekend and I took a "quick" trip to Panama City with Seth. It was my first time going to Panama so I was super excited and I wasn't disappointed. We left Thursday night a 11pm bus. We arrived Friday afternoon. By bus it's 16 hours each way. It wasn't too bad though because I slept most of the night. The city was beautiful and the people were super friendly. We took public busses (brightly painted school busses with flashing lights and disco music) everywhere and people were always super willing to help us find the right bus and then to help us get off at the right spot. On Friday afternoon we shopped for electronics for the school (they're cheaper in Panama.) Saturday we visited some of the older parts of the city and also went to an artisian market and then to the canal in the afternoon. Sunday we went to an English church in the morning and then someone from the church drove us out to the causeway which connects three islands on the west end of the canal. Sunday night we took the 11 pm bus back to Costa Rica and Tuesday morning was back to school. It was busy but it was great to get away for a weekend. I definitly came back feeling refreshed.

From one of the islands looking back towards the city.

Lunch!

A ship entering the lockes.

Seth and me at the canal.

Miraflores Lockes on the pacific side of the canal.

One of the buildings in Old Panama which was set on fire by the English pirate, Henry Morgan.

The following pictures are all with in a few blocks of each other but very different. They taken in Casco Viejo which is slowly being renovated.

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