Really Diggin Panama City

Since the passage on Bubas was finally 100%, I decided it was high time I left my hostel and enjoyed a little bit of Panama City. On the recommendation of a Peace Corps Volunteer staying here, I took a taxi to Casco Viejo - the old colonial part of town. I had a most enjoyable afternoon wandering through the old streets marveling over the architecture. Many of the buildings are in ruins, but they still had so much charm!

I found people to be quite friendly, and I was especially pleased to me a girl named Coco, a traveller from France who makes jewelry for a living here. It felt really good to support a fellow gypsy.

I had a fantastic $3 lunch at a little cafe, lit a candle in a cathedral for Brian and got a little teary, and took loads and loads of pictures (probably too many, but at every turn I was struck by beauty in the buildings).

I've decided that I quite like Panama City, and I think Panama as a country would be fabulous to really travel through. Two thumbs up.

Enjoy.

Panama City