Panama City, Panama

So we have made it to the big city enjoyed our time in the mountains. Yesterday we took a 7hr bus ride from Boquete to Panama City. It wasn't too bad though because we got on one of the fancy double decker buses that have reclining seats so we could just sleep. It is definitly weird being on the top though cause the bus definitely had moments u felt it was going to tip over! We have joined with another girl from Austria that we met in Boquete which has been great here in the city she is a good negotiator and speaks more Spanish then we do:) Today we went to the famous Panama canal we lucked out going early we were able to see a couple big ships go through. They had a museum at the miraflor locks that start the canal from the Pacific ocean. It was really nice and had any information you ever wanted to know about the canal. After we took another taxi to Alcon hill which is a lookout with great views of the different areas of the city. We are staying in an older part of the city called Casco Viejo it has been declared a world heritage site so they are doing lots of restoration work. It's a pretty hard city to navigate due to the lack of street signs it's on a grid system so we just have to make sure we don't venture to far one way or the other into the ghetto:) we have been told if u do the locals will even tell you to turn around, so never a dull moment:) tomorrow we are going to go to the biggest mall in Central America we may even catch the new James bond Glenn is having a bit of movie popcorn withdrawal:) that's all for now hope everyone is staying warm!