An old door in the old city of Panama ...
Thursday, December 31, 2009
New Years in Panama City
Happy New Year to all and to all my best wishes for a fabulous 2010 filled with many new opportunities!
An old door in the old city of Panama ...
An old door in the old city of Panama ...
Panama City
Am staying at the Tower House Suites in Panama City:
www.towerhsuites.com
room 903 in case of emergency:
507-269-2244
I will likely go out and get a sim card tomorrow so Steve and I can keep in touch.. I am about 3 blocks from his hotel (Marriott).
My hotel is somewhat depressing - dark and dingy rooms - spartan - but what can one expect here for 55 dollars a night. Panama City is expensive. The food is reasonable though. We went to dinner at a nice fish restaurant around the corner from Steve's hotel - (Casa Azul?) was decent enough food... the ceviche was quite good.
Got to get some sleep .. tomorrow night for new years we expect to go out to a club with music and drinks and dancing.
www.towerhsuites.com
room 903 in case of emergency:
507-269-2244
I will likely go out and get a sim card tomorrow so Steve and I can keep in touch.. I am about 3 blocks from his hotel (Marriott).
My hotel is somewhat depressing - dark and dingy rooms - spartan - but what can one expect here for 55 dollars a night. Panama City is expensive. The food is reasonable though. We went to dinner at a nice fish restaurant around the corner from Steve's hotel - (Casa Azul?) was decent enough food... the ceviche was quite good.
Got to get some sleep .. tomorrow night for new years we expect to go out to a club with music and drinks and dancing.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Bocas last day
slept late and then stored bags in a room - checked out and went to Bocas Butterfly Park.
was so-so
.... back and hanging out waiting to go to airport - which is just down the road from this hotel.
flight gets us back to Panama City for a late dinner.
was so-so
.... back and hanging out waiting to go to airport - which is just down the road from this hotel.
flight gets us back to Panama City for a late dinner.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Bocas del Toro - day 2
We waited for our boat at the back of the hotel where they said they would pick us up at 9:30am.
Around 10, Steve went to find out what happened. He found our boat guy from yesterday who did not seem to know that we had booked a trip. This place is very lackadaisical in all things, much like the Caribbean .. on their own laid back schedule... even last night at dinner it took 2 hours to get served a very simple meal. All I ordered was soup! Anyway, the boat guy said he would turn up at out hotel in 5 minutes ... which turned out to be a half hr and exactly when it started to pour. I decided against going because I did not want to get my camera wet ... or myself either!
So off steve went and I stayed on the hotel back deck reading my book until the rain stopped. Then I went to find a trip that would be dry. I opted for a trip to a far island - Bastamento -with a rainforest and a native village. It was expensive but I didn't want to sit around in town all day. so off I went with the same boat driver as yesterday and his girlfriend .. we also took along another guy with his dog, who we dropped at Frog Beach.
We arrived at my rainforest through a canal of mangroves .. it was lovely.
The village is called Salt Creek. A man came to talk to me in English and it turned out that I had to pay 7 dollars for entry and guided walk in the rainforest. I didn't mind that but I was not happy that the person back in Bocas who sold me the tour stated that there were no entry fees.. only his tour fee.
The walk was nice in spite of another downpour. We were protected under the forest canopy. I saw my first Sloth and figured that even if I did nnot see much else I would be happy ... and that turned out to be the case....A Cayman and one little monkey hiding in a tree was about the extent of it.
back to Bocas, had a nice ceviche and a fresh lemonade and back to the room to clean up for dinner.
Last night's dinner was at Pecado, a very crowded but good restaurant on the corner one block up from our hotel.
Lunch yesterday was at lili's where we had "Killin me man" wings - excellent - bought the sauce.
Steve reported that his trip today was ok. Beach not as nice as Thailand and snorkeling not as good either. Well, he got some nice T-shirts.
Tomorrow, I believe we will try and see the butterfly garden and then we fly back to PTY in the evening.
Around 10, Steve went to find out what happened. He found our boat guy from yesterday who did not seem to know that we had booked a trip. This place is very lackadaisical in all things, much like the Caribbean .. on their own laid back schedule... even last night at dinner it took 2 hours to get served a very simple meal. All I ordered was soup! Anyway, the boat guy said he would turn up at out hotel in 5 minutes ... which turned out to be a half hr and exactly when it started to pour. I decided against going because I did not want to get my camera wet ... or myself either!
So off steve went and I stayed on the hotel back deck reading my book until the rain stopped. Then I went to find a trip that would be dry. I opted for a trip to a far island - Bastamento -with a rainforest and a native village. It was expensive but I didn't want to sit around in town all day. so off I went with the same boat driver as yesterday and his girlfriend .. we also took along another guy with his dog, who we dropped at Frog Beach.
We arrived at my rainforest through a canal of mangroves .. it was lovely.
The village is called Salt Creek. A man came to talk to me in English and it turned out that I had to pay 7 dollars for entry and guided walk in the rainforest. I didn't mind that but I was not happy that the person back in Bocas who sold me the tour stated that there were no entry fees.. only his tour fee.
The walk was nice in spite of another downpour. We were protected under the forest canopy. I saw my first Sloth and figured that even if I did nnot see much else I would be happy ... and that turned out to be the case....A Cayman and one little monkey hiding in a tree was about the extent of it.
back to Bocas, had a nice ceviche and a fresh lemonade and back to the room to clean up for dinner.
Last night's dinner was at Pecado, a very crowded but good restaurant on the corner one block up from our hotel.
Lunch yesterday was at lili's where we had "Killin me man" wings - excellent - bought the sauce.
Steve reported that his trip today was ok. Beach not as nice as Thailand and snorkeling not as good either. Well, he got some nice T-shirts.
Tomorrow, I believe we will try and see the butterfly garden and then we fly back to PTY in the evening.
Bocas del Toro
yesterday at Red Frog beach... today supposed to take boat tour of other islands all day but is raining again this morning...
Monday, December 28, 2009
Panama
Hardly slept in Miami and then off to the airport at 4am to catch my flight at 7:30am
Parked in Miami fast park - a bit hard to find - and then check in to Copa Airlines was slow but security was fine. Flight was good to PTY and then taxi downtown to pick up Steve and then to domestic airport to fly to Bocas del Toro. Is interesting little place. Lot of poverty, not much here but tourists, hotels and restuarants. walked around a bit - only 2 streets here - and then dinner at Lemongrass. so-so
Slept late this morning and now it's raining. off to lunch soon.
Parked in Miami fast park - a bit hard to find - and then check in to Copa Airlines was slow but security was fine. Flight was good to PTY and then taxi downtown to pick up Steve and then to domestic airport to fly to Bocas del Toro. Is interesting little place. Lot of poverty, not much here but tourists, hotels and restuarants. walked around a bit - only 2 streets here - and then dinner at Lemongrass. so-so
Slept late this morning and now it's raining. off to lunch soon.
Friday, December 25, 2009
Machol Miami
Off to Miami/Lauderdale for a few days of wild and crazy Israeli Dancing- all night long!
Then on to Panama on Sunday morning very early... stopping in Panama City to meet Stephen and then we fly on to Bocas Del Toro.
Then on to Panama on Sunday morning very early... stopping in Panama City to meet Stephen and then we fly on to Bocas Del Toro.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Christmas at the Mercato shopping center Naples Florida
click on the link below and the click to play the video.
http://e-grrl.smugmug.com/Various/videos/6996776_zagsV#742929149_oYt5C
http://e-grrl.smugmug.com/Various/videos/6996776_zagsV#742929149_oYt5C
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Merry Xmas and Happy New Year
Greetings!
click on the link:
http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/J0o3Ukso9arRaQlzuKgL
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Wednesday, December 09, 2009
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