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Panamá, Old And New
Written by Zhu on December 13, 2008 – 7:35 pm18 Comments | 3 Read this
View From Plaza De Francia
Panamá is a strange city, somewhat a bit schizophrenic. Half of it is old, half of it is new. Anything in between is either demolished or in construction.
Casco Viejo, the infamous old district is almost safe now. It has some new upscale restaurants and cafés, but it is still heavily patrolled by the policia. On the other hand, Via España (the banking district) is nice, although chaotic and busy. There are a lot of travellers from Venezuela and Colombia but not many gringos… at least we haven’t seen any. We are still adjusting to the heat and to the culture, but my Spanish isn’t too bad.
 Via España |
 Punta Pacifica |
 View From Casco Viejo |
 Plaza De La Independencia |
 Casco Viejo |
 Love Palm Trees In December… |
 Street Snacks In La Exposicíon |
 Kuna Woman Selling Crafts In Casco Viejo |
 City Buses |
 Construction, Contruction… |
I am doing my best with the pictures here, I know a couple look a bit distorted… but hey, when was the last time you worked with a Window 95 computer which looks like it is high on Valium?? Thank you so mucb for your comments and your wishes, I did read them all. I will reply and beg for your patience… I need time to master Spanish keyboards (love these ñ, dont you?) and to master anything in Central Anerica for that matters.
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the place looks interesting. Panama will be definitely on my “places to visit” list
I love typing with accents and la “ñ” and I love this post with all the funky photos. La Exposición looks like a fun place and I wouldn’t mind riding in one of the city buses.
That’s a nice pic of you by the water in Casco Viejo. ¡Qué vista mas bella!
Enjoy your palm trees in December…and I will, too!
Ah. I had those computer experiences when I was in Urubamba, Peru. Some of the computers were so slow, I could read a full chapter of a novel before my page loaded. Enjoy the trip!
oh i’m glad you are having fun! i’m so jealous. but not too jealous because i’m going to costa rica in a few weeks. so your pics are like water to me, i’m thirsty to see what you are seeing.
and your pics are great. don’t worry about an old version of windows.
Yeah, I love those ‘ñ’. So far I have to copy-and-paste.
And the ‘é’…