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| The golden altar of San Jose de Oro |
Nice breakfast in the spacious hotel restaurant. I had muesli with melon and banana, passionfruit juice, coffee, scrambled eggs and toast. We looked at the hotel map and decided to visit
Casco Antiguo, the old part of Panama. We took a taxi and the driver gave us his advice. We went inside the church of
San Jose de Oro with a gold altar, the cathedral and the
Canal Museum which was very interesting. We learnt about the history of the canal and the last century in Panama.The treaty for the handover of the canal from America to Panama was signed in 1978 by President Carter and came into effect in 1999.
Had lunch in Cafe Diabolicos, a Panamanian restaurant - I had pork with plantain and cornmeal wrapped in a leaf, and R had beef with rice and plantain fritter, with Panamanian beer of course.
I can't wait to see the ships in the canal and the locks. Tomorrow we leave for a tour at 8am with the Spanish driver and another couple.
