Day 2 - Our digs.

Though this is not my first trip (or second... or third, etc.) to Panama, you the reader, might not have visited before. So with that in mind, I'm trying to view this trip through a fresh pair of eyes, so you can see what I see.

These are some select photos of our digs. We are staying with Rafi's parents, who live in El Dorado, a neighborhood in Panama City. They recently completed some remodeling on their house, so it's good for us to take new photos.

This is the front of the house.

This is our bedroom, obviously already slept in. It's like a hotel in there - nice linens, basket full of goodies, television (something we don't have in our bedroom at home). I didn't photograph Mateo's room, but he is sleeping in their office on a fold-out couch. He loves it!

Next, let's visit the living room. Attached to it is the dining room, which leads you out to the patio. The kitchen (not pictured) is on the left.)

Once you are on the patio, there are more or less three sections. The first section is where the awesome bar is. Oh, there's a Christmas tree, too. (heh heh)

As you walk forward there is a sitting area with a fountain on the right. To the left is a table where we take our breakfast and lunches.

The yard holds a small basketball court and a long, tiled stairway up into "the jungle," as Mateo calls it. Once you walk up the stairs to said jungle, to your right is a table with chairs tucked away from the world down below.

This is the view from the jungle downward.

And this is Mateo doing what he's enjoyed most this day - playing with his "fishing rod" and climbing the stairs to visit the jungle.

Usually Linda the parrot is outside in a cage, but her cage is being painted. So for today, she is hanging out in the laundry room. She whistles, kisses, and says "Hola." She'll shake your finger with her foot, too. Her favorite food is pancakes.