We arrived at the Deville Hotel at 7pm local time (we are 5 hours behind) after having had a very interesting transfer where Andy our driver gave out lots of snippets. For example, Panama's economy is very strong, based on the canal and tourism; there is no army and four women to every man; it is the second biggest duty free zone after Singapore and people love to shop (the shops are measured in miles and thousands).
We decided to eat in the hotel bar and had a selection of hot tapas with two large jugs of white sangria which were very refreshing and induced a sound nights sleep.
Our first morning in the city was disappointing because all we could see was a multitude of high rise buildings (many currently under construction), which all seemed to be banks. We walked down to the marina having to negotiate crossing two four lane highways but when we got there, there was a dearth of much needed bars. The weather is very hot and so we decided on a cab back to our hotel. After a brief respite, we headed off in the other direction and found where all the action was. Lunch was in Beirut where for $14 dollars we shared a very substantial mezze ($140 BOO luncheon vouchers remain).
We are now back in our hotel and having spent some time trying to master the blog again, RM has mustered an ice bucket and I can hear the pop of a cork as I type!
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