Panama City, Panama (Jan. 24-25, 2018)

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The view of Panama City was breath taking from the plane. Modern city with pockets of poverty. Efficient public transportation. A lit on the higher end of backpacking budget. Ate at Mcdonald's majority of the time. Met a friendly African American at the hostel. She was a bit older then the crowd, but was good company to have. She shared her plans of retiring in Panama. I wonder where and how she is doing today... Explored parts of the city, a Frank Ghery designed museum and the Panama Canal. Explored the lower income part of the city, which consisted mostly of Mestizo and citizen of African descent. They were friendly and approachable, but the outer appearance worried me, so I politely hurried off. Would definitely like to revisit when not on a backpacker budget.

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