Valentine’s Day

Or Why I Won’t Eat at Macdonalds

saint Valentine’s day is big in Panama. I’m learning that in many ways this is a [tag]traditional society[/tag]. Men are kings here. And god forgive the king who doesn’t make some sort of [tag]romantic gesture[/tag] – because your girlfriend, the queen, surely won’t. I know of a Canadian who balked at the high (for Panama) cost of dinner at the Hotel Panama and took his date to Macdonald’s instead. I assure you that was the last time he ever saw her.

With that in mind I took My girlfriend out for dinner at Cafe Pomodoro, a cool Italian restaurant around the corner, with a breezy plant filled courtyard. The food was decent (and by that I mean they didn’t overcook the pasta), but unspectacular. Dinner (I had pasta en salsa de hongos, she had fillet de res) with a couple of cervezas, and desert, was about $24.For those of you wondering about the cost of living here that’s more than I normally pay when I’m out on the town. Would I go back? Probably.

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3 Responses to “Valentine’s Day”
  1. sdu says:
    October 4, 2006 at 3:18 am

    Don't eat a McDonald's much either, but even after a pricey meal, dates seem to have little problem stopping in for one of their chocolate fudge sundaes after dinner.

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  2. mk-ultra says:
    February 9, 2007 at 9:52 am

    hola,

    i spent a couple of months in panama 2 years ago. it was awesome. to, it felt like the wild west. i have eaten at pomodoros / drank at the wine bar many times and know alot of your references first hand. diablo rojos lol. hooked up w some chicas down there fun times… recommended to our friends…

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  3. marcopolo says:
    February 9, 2007 at 9:58 am

    mk-ultra (?)…that's scary. what were you doing down here — brainwashing people? :)

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