2 Week Winter Break 2011
It was 2 week winter break from school, and we were so excited to go to Panama again. Panama is easily accessible from Toronto. We booked our tour with Sunwing, direct flight to Tocumen Airport to stay one week in Panama city and one week at all inclusive Playa Blanca Resort. Our host Jaswant Singh picked us up from the airport, and we stayed with him for a week. Panama Canal Full Day Tour We booked our Panama Canal Day Tour online that started from Gamboa Rainforest along the canal from the Panama side of Gatun Lake. We enjoyed watching the enormous ships rise skywards as the locks fill with water and the 7 foot thick gates open and close. When we waited, people shouted, "Hola!" or "Bienvenidos!" (Welcome) to other crew members. Miraflores Locks Gates Opening Building of New Locks Traditional Dress It was one of the most spectacular learning and viewing experiences of many years of travel. Also we had the opportunity to see ...