It was about 7am on a Sunday when we got to San Felipe, and the place was fairly deserted. San Felipe and the neighboring areas are pretty rough- lots of trash, abandoned and run-down buildings, “professional” women (and men, dressed as women). It also had some really nice restored buildings, old churches, and San Felipe proper has a lot of museums.
We walked around the area to see the old city buildings and found a few gems of restored buildings. The Golden Altar, built in 1671 and hidden from a major pirate attack by painting it or covering it with mud, is at the San José Church, so we stopped in to see it. Unfortunately they were holding a Mass at the time, so we didn't get any pictures.
Buildings and landmarks | ||
 Tower of the Catedral Metropolitan.
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 Facade of the Catedral Metropolitan.
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 Catedral tower.
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 Iglesia de La Compañía De Jesus
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 Pretty buildings.
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 Details of pretty building. Top story is obviously added-on.
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 Unknown building- might be an abandoned administration building. Excellent art deco work.
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 Partially demolished buildings.
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 Partially demolished Spalding Toys building.
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 Ironwork is original.
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 Rivetwork on iron. Likely predates WWII (and maybe WWI).
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 Former Hotel Colonial.
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 Former Hotel Colonial.
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 Ironwork and door detail.
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 Overhanging eve on roof.
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 Hallway to tenements.
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 Looking down one of the nicer streets in San Felipe.
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 Officer's club for Manuel Noreiga's bodyguards.
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 Newest part of Panama City, consisting of the financial district and condos full of expats.
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 Figali Convention Center. Looks very out-of-place.
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 Monument to the French canal effort.
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 The obelisk is topped with a Gallic cockerel, the national symbol of France.
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 French Embassay, with some of the best real estate in Panama.
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Views | ||
 Fishing vessel.
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 Ships, waiting for their turn in the Panama Canal.
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 Ships.
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 Arbor with bouganvillea.
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 Arbor. (Paseo General Esteban Huertas)
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 Ted.
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 Ted.
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 Bridge of the Americas.
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 Bridge of the Americas.
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 Tamara in front of the Bridge of the Americas.
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Birds | ||
 Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) cruising above the water.
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 Pelican in the water.
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 Pelican, fishing.
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 Pelican, taking off.
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 Pelican, coming in for a landing.
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 Brown Pelican, fishing.
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 Pelican, sailing.
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 Pelican, coming in for a landing. (see next photo)
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 Pelican, fishing.
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