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Panama_880S1179_Panama City skyline from the roofdeck of our hotel_


Panama_880S1186_Panama City banking district from Balboa Ave and the Bay of Panama_


Panama_880S1192_Lots of fresh fish for sale at the fish market!_


Panama_880S1201_The fish are so fresh they are still busy cutting and cleaning them_


Panama_880S1210_Large fish for sale at the fish market, Panama City_


Panama_880S1215_All sorts of different sizes of shrimp at the Panama City fish market - we decided it is definitely safe to eat seafood in Panama!_


Panama_880S1218_Plaza Herrera in Panama City's Casco Viejo (old part)_


Panama_880S1223_The golden altar inside of the San Jose Church is said to have been covered in mud to keep it from being stolen by Captain Henry Morgan._


Panama_880S1224_Many churches and building in Casco Viejo stand in ruins from previous fires_


Panama_880S1230_The narrow and colorful streets of Casco Viejo_


Panama_880S1240_The ruins of Santo Domingo, home of the flat arch that convinced officials to build the Panama Canal in Panama due to its resilience to earthquakes - the arch has since falled in 2002._


Panama_880S1241_Monument int he Plaza Francia, Casco Viejo, topped with a rooster._


Panama_880S1243_The ships are lined up to get into the Panama Canal from the Pacific - the jouney will take them another 14 hours!_


Panama_880S1245_Colorful quilts sown by native Panamanians._


Panama_880S1247_Its so hot here even the locals need to get out of the sun!_


Panama_880S1248_We got a nice view of downtown Panama City from the Plaza Francia in Casco Viejo_


Panama_880S1254_Hungry cats are feed each day by a nice woman in Casco Viejo_


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Panama_880S1261_The inside of this cell, where prisoners were once kept, is now a beautiful jazz bar and restaurant._


Panama_880S1266_The French Embassy sits at the tip of Casco Viejo with a great view of the Bahia Panama (Bay of Panama)_


Panama_880S1267_Casco Viejo still has many colorful colonial buildings intact_


Panama_880S1271_This part of Casco Viejo looks a little bit like the New Orleans French Quarter with lots of balconies_


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Panama_880S1276_The San Francisco church tower stands high above most and can be seen from afar._


Panama_880S1277_Colonial building in Casco Viejo_


Panama_880S1279_The San Francisco church in Casco Viejo_


Panama_880S1287_We snuck into the top floor box seats of the National Theater - very beautiful!_


Panama_880S1295_The Plaza Bolivar, with statue of liberator Simon Bolivar_


Panama_880S1297_The Hotel Columbia next to the Plaza Bolivar_


Panama_880S1300_This little building was so cute we had to take an extra picture!_


Panama_880S1303_President Parking Only!_


Panama_880S1305_The guards were nice enough to let us in to take a picture of the Panama White House - but we didn't want to linger too long, as tourists aren't supposed to be back there!_


Panama_880S1309_Presidential guards surround every entrance to the President's house._


Panama_880S1317_Tourist police on bikes were extremely helpful and in some cases give toursits a personal tour of Casco Viejo!_


Panama_880S1346_Looking back down on Casco Viejo and surrounding area from the top of Ancon Hill_


Panama_880S1359_1_View of downtown Panama City from Ancon Hill_


Panama_880S1367_View of the Puente de las Americas bridge over the canal entrance from Ancon Hill_


Panama_880S1371_We could see all the way to the Miraflores Locks from Ancon Hill_


Panama_880S1373_Our first ship sighting as we arrived at the Miraflores Locks, Panama Canal_


Panama_880S1382_The ship coming in from the Pacific went up through the 2 locks at Miraflores, raising 27 feet each time._


Panama_880S1405_Water flows from a large lake into the locks and helps fill up each stage without the use of pumps._


Panama_880S1425_The ship is now at the level of Lake Miraflores and can continue on to the Pedro Miguel Locks_


Panama_880S1441_A sailboat came through the locks going in the opposite direction_


Panama_880S1450_3 meter thick steel doors (originals from 1908 Pittsburgh) opening up_


Panama_880S1457_Two large oceanliners in the Pedro Miguel locks - you can see one is already lowered and the other still has to come down to lake level_


Panama_880S1461_The first oceanliner makes its way into the Miraflores locks_


Panama_880S1463_Both oceanliners come through the Miraflores locks using both channels_


Panama_880S1470_Us watching from the lunch deck as the oceanliners head in_


Panama_880S1471_Us in front of the locks at lunch_


Panama_880S1474_The railcars help guide ships through the locks - each one cost $2 million_


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