Day 1 - At midnight we were probably over Washington State but by 7:00 AM Central, we were in the airport in Mexico City. We did have to enter the country to make our connecting flight. There was quite a queue but the process was easy. Our initial flight was full but the flight to Panama City was less crowded. It left on time and got here at 1:30 PM, about fifteen minutes early.
We had planned on trying to take a municipal bus from the airport rather than spending the big bucks on an airport taxi. Our hotel wanted to charge $25 each. We had looked up some info online and found the way to go. Weirdly, the bus passes are not for sale at the airport, so people generally ask someone waiting to swipe them through and give cash to the helpful stranger. We were going to and did get way out to the road. From along the bus stop, a taxi guy promised to take us right to the Holiday Inn Express in the Financial District for $9 each. It sounded easier and we took him up on his offer. It was about 45 minutes as traffic was slow once we hit the city.The hotel is great and much more than we'd get for our money at a similar hotel in the US. We were really tired and so after checking in, we unpacked and had a little nap.
The only sights we've taken in are around our hotel. We actually ate at a Subway down the street. It gets dark pretty early and is completely dark at 6:45 PM.