Panama Video
Part 1: Panama City
Photo: Panama City Skyline.
Photo: Adam and I enjoying our first day in the city.
Photo: The infamous banana pancakes….harder to make than it looks.
Photo: The streets of historic Panama.
Photo: Outside the hostel bathroom window…..
Photo: Outside the hostel.
Photo: A thunder storm rolls through the city.We made it back alive. I really can’t believe it. Ten days traveling all over the country of Panama. It definitely was more along the lines of a backpacking adventure vs. a vacation. I’ll take the beaches of Mexico next time around – just sayin’ – though what we did and saw was pretty amazing! These pictures are from the two days we had in Panama City.
We stayed at Aaron and Laura’s hostel, Luna’s Castle, where they’d been running the show for the past year. It was my first hostel experience and it definitely took some getting used to, though I think I could live off of those banana pancakes for the rest of my life!
It’s in the historic part of the city and the neighborhood was fascinating. You had slums, next to mansions all crammed into these small streets. The president of Panama lives down the street too so you had armed guards at every corner – kinda reassuring, kind of not at the same time. The architecure was breathtaking. Then you look across the bay to endless partially built skyscrapers. Seriously, every one has a crane on top. Obviously, the economy has been hit hard down there too.
Spent a lot of time eating, drinking and visiting. It rained a lot too (but was extremely humid), which put a bit of a damper on our sight seeing. I would have liked to see more, but was very glad to head to the beach. Weather like that without a pool, lake or ocean is absolutely no fun.
Cue that Van Halen song….
PANAMA! Here we come! I can’t believe it’s finally here – our big trip to Central America for Aaron and Laura’s nuptials. We fly out of Seattle at the butt crack of dawn tomorrow for 10 days of adventure in Panama City and Bocas del Toro. It will be cool to see both the Pacific and Carri bean sides of the country. A visit to the Panama Canal will also be on the list for sure as well as plenty of snorkeling, fishing and other beach activities. I’ve heard Bocas Town is a beautiful, quirky tropical location. Lots of mangrove forests and coral reefs. Looking forward to exploring it all! We’ll have very limited access to a computer so I don’t know if I’ll be able to get any photos up during the trip, but I look forward to posting them all right here when we get back! See you in 10 days!
Caety’s Skate King B-Day Bash!
I think I’ve had non-stop activities since the beginning of August……this one has to have just about topped them all (besides Penny’s wedding, of course!) Who knew this place would still look and smell (!) the same? And a warning for all of you who are thinking about hitting the rink some time soon – be wary of the ‘regulars’ – they aren’t too fond of newbies taking over their scene. Ha! 
