albrook mall and bus station

the main bus terminal in panama city is quite amazing. not only does it double as a mall, it has a movie theatre, bowling alley, and two bars. the place also has nautica, lacoste, and dairy queen, so its not all junk. i had a bunch of time to kill, so went and saw the movie premonitions, on my student id, and sat around for a bit watching the world series. talked for a bit with a panamanian baseball player. bus ride through the night was not bad, very few people, though the panama-costa rica border crossing was terrible once again. its because of the drugs we were smuggling. next four nights in san jose, then back to dc.