Fort San Lorenzo diorama at the mayory. It really was important.

1948 Opel Kadet. There were to be 7 more cars arriving later.

A sloth mural outside the chocolate store

Monument to the French. Lots of heroic efforts doomed by poor leadership.

If it's French, it must have bare breasted women

A pre-Columbian frog whistle at the National Theater museum.

Precipe at St Filip Neri. Mary & Jose traded the manger for a palazzo portico

Precipe at the Cathedral. Gotta have pyramids for the flight to Egypt.

Casco Antiguo

February 11 in Panama ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

Spent a lovely day on our own roaming the byways of the Old City (est. ca. 1835). Breakfast at Alura, a coffee house recco'd by our driver. A nice place (see Marcia's cup) with good service.
Then in rapid desultory fashion: the hotel d'ville museo, Panama Chocolate (yes!), Plaza Frances, the Bougainvillea Arbor, National Theater, St Filip Neri Church, Independence Plaza and the Cathedral.
Back to the hotel for Thu & Fri signups and then wandering the other side of town (not as nice).
Supper at a hole-in-the-wall Corcho (Cork) which was unexpectedly Ab-Fab. Tapas, good reasonably priced wine, great food and conversation friendly.
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