March 1: Panama City

I woke up at sunrise, it's almost normal at this point, and I went for a nice walk in a waking David: a lot of students and early workers around. Parque Central is quiet and comfortable. Our bus to Panama City is at 8.30am at Padafront, 7hrs, $15.20. It's very comfy and with movies it passed quite quickly. Taxi to Casco Viejo, $3. This is the old, run down, and charming part of Panama that is now going thru a major process of renovation. We find room in a nice dorm at Magnolia Inn, which is brand new and clean and the owners are caring people from the US. $15 each with wifi, shared bath and hot showers! Sunset with ceviche on the waterfront with the locals: they sell them in small cups like ice-cream, $1.5 each! Delicious.
Later I meet my friend David- who lives here- for a glass of wine at Divino, first wine in over a month! He's an architect and tells me a lot about the renovation process going on, he has few projects here too.
Then there's latin jazz at Platea Club, salsa dancing at Habana Panama club -$15 cover yes right!- but we end up at outdoor Relic Bar, in the courtyard under Luna's Hostel. There's a nice lounge atmosphere, a lot of travelers.