So we decided to go on a baby moon to Panama City, Panama. I've read some about the canal and really wanted to experience it. Plus it's a short flight to another country with tons of history. We went for 4 nights last week. It was a lot of fun! We took a boat tour of the canal, saw the old historic part of town and then just hung out at the pool the rest of the trip. The city wasn't like anything I was envisioning. It is much like New York, meaning it has many skyscrapers and it overlooks the water (and the driving is ridiculous).
The canal tour was pretty amazing. We got to go through 2 locks of the 3 and actually experience the boat trip. We went through the Great Divide too. Blair and I were reading The Path Between the Seas and it was neat to experience all the history we were reading about. We had some good discussions at the end of the days about what we saw and how it was portrayed in the book. The canal is basically like a water elevator.
The rest of the trip we just hung out at the hotel pool which overlooked the Pacific Ocean. The weather was very close to Houston heat and humidity weather during the day and felt pretty good at night. Needless to say I didn't need a jacket.
Pulling into the lock (water is high)
Getting to the front of the lock by the doors (water is high)
Seeing the doors to the lock again (water is high)
Behind us are two sailboats and a small cruise ship in the same lock (the red tanker is in the lock beside us) - notice the water is still high
The water starts to descend down and the doors become more visible.
The water is still descending down...large doors are revealed.
The set of doors open to the river.
This ship was huge!
On our morning walk through downtown - the skyscrapers are so plentiful.
View of downtown from the old town center where the history lies.
View from our infinity pool...looking out onto the Pacific Ocean with a view of the outskirts of town (more condos and skyscrapers being built).
