June 17, 2013 | By Bill Gates

Melinda and I recently took our kids on vacation to the Panama Canal. I know it’s not exactly a typical vacation destination (and we did spend a few days at the beach afterward). But we had fun learning about how the canal was built – that in itself is an amazing story of ingenuity and hard work – and what it takes to keep things running smoothly today. In the video above, I share a few pictures and describe what we saw.  Click on the picture above for the video and be patient for it to load.