Panama and area ....

Well i spent about 5 days in Panama , and at first i hated it , busy and polluted compared to where i have been in the past number of weeks . The hotel was on a busy road and noisy, but the price was right , 38 dollar night . It was called Hotel Montreal ! But it was in a great area of the city and i felt totally safe at all times . The city is booming in construction, and lots of tourist. I made it finally to the canal !! It has always been a dream of mine to see this place and i was impressed ! Lots of older military bases and houses from the when the USA controlled the area are now left abandoned . The canel is surrounded with jungle and protected areas . I rode to the Colon area on the carribean coast and had a beer at Historic spanish fort , then rode 1.5 hrs back to the pacific coast and had a beer at the old USA fort . I did start to enjoy the city by the time i left and realised how much more i want to see when i go back later in the year.