I had a first good day in Panama City. After breakfast in a cafe around the corner, I made  my way down to the waterfront for a walk along the Pacific over towards Casco Viejo  – the old town – with its grand colonial  architecture, penty of churches and many small shops, restaurants, cafes and bars.I spent a good few hours here, which also included some time in the Canal Museum with  plenty of  iinsight into the  country’s history from the Spaniards and their gold and iilver trails though the  jungle to the actual history of  the  canal.

From the old town I took  the long (and not so nice route) back to the hotel – to then continue  exploring the new center of town.