When I was in the sixth grade, I learned about the Panama Canal. It inflamed my boy mind. And I wanted to see it.
It took me four decades to get there. In 2000. And it was everything I expected as a boy.
The Suez Canal, of course, played a supporting role in that story. The sea level model of Suez was the first attempt for a canal across the isthmus of Panama. By the same engineer who built the Suez Canal. A man feted for Suez, and ruined by Panama.
I intend to spend the day in the 14th deck observation lounge. Just as I did in Panama. The biggest difference, of course, is this canal is lock-less.
It took me four decades to get there. In 2000. And it was everything I expected as a boy.
The Suez Canal, of course, played a supporting role in that story. The sea level model of Suez was the first attempt for a canal across the isthmus of Panama. By the same engineer who built the Suez Canal. A man feted for Suez, and ruined by Panama.
I intend to spend the day in the 14th deck observation lounge. Just as I did in Panama. The biggest difference, of course, is this canal is lock-less.
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So how was the Suez Canal? Photos?
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