Wandering Through Panama (Day 12) - Drive to PTY

We left for Panama City around 0900.  An uneventful drive.  The GPS was working and we found the detour around Las Tablas and also the route around Chitre.  That had to cut 15 to 30 minutes off the 1.5 hour trip up to the Panamarican Highway (CA1).

On the way to the city, we stopped in a little town called La Nata.  In their town square they had the oldest church in the Americas.  According to the stone in the town square, the church was build around 1522.

We got to Panama City in middle afternoon.  The traffic was unbelievable.  I have seen aggressive driving before but this was amazing.
A couple of picture from the Bridge of the Americas.

We found the Bahia Suites.  Added drama because the road through from Balboa was closed due to construction so we had to go around several blocks to get the 200 yards to the hotel from where we had to stop and turn off of 31 Calle.  A task that is easier said than done  getting around the block because of the bizarre driving conditions and one way streets.

At first, I was really unimpressed by the hotel, the lobby and the room.  The room had a jacuzzi tub right in the bedroom.  The shower had a glass wall that looked into the bedroom.

This is a picture of the jacuzzi tub that is in the room, this is a picture from beside the bed.

This is a picture of the outside of the shower from the same spot beside the bed.

This is a picture of the bed from inside the shower looking through the glass wall.

After we found the rooftop restaurant and bar later in the evening, the hotel took on a whole different look. The rooftop made the whole place really great and I will definitely stay there next time I am in the city.
The picture from the room.

The view from the roof:

On the roof: