We were up at silly o'clock for this trip, but we did catch the Bridge of the Americas at sunrise, and that's quite a sight.
It is written, somewhere, that you never get a second chance to make a first impression. That might be true for dates, job interviews and the like, but it doesn’t necessarily apply to places. We’ve visited a number of cities we weren’t too impressed with at first sight, but grew to like.
Panama City struck us as a warren of high rise: the guide said they weren't quite skyscrapers. He pointed out an ugly brown confection that was an attempt to ape Dubai's Burj al Arab ... by Donald Trump.
Our hotel was fairly comfortable and the food good. We needed to get an early night, for the cruise on the canal started really early. And, hopefully, that will give me a better impression of the place.
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