Hooray
Several good things to note today. Spent the weekend at the beach, so that was fun and relaxing. On Friday we called Manish the Travel Agent and booked our tickets. Finally! We are leaving August 4th, and family is coming back on June 15th. I will be catching a January 3rd flight out of Copenhagen. Upon returning at home, I discovered a priority mail from the Consulate General of Sweden in New York. Fearing that it was a denial or some problem with the paperwork, I tore it open only to find my passport inside. I flipped through the pages and there was the residence permit. Success! And it took only 2-3 weeks! They had been scaring me by saying it takes 6-8 weeks of processing. My camera’s memory card had also arrived, but I was extremely disappointed to find that the packaging was bent, the logo print scratched off, and the package in a generally sorry condition. I am going through the procedure of exchanging it. Caution to buyers: I used www.buy.com. You have been warned. As for my camera bag, I tried two Wolf Camera stores but alas, they failed to carry my particular model. So far I’m pleased with my camera. The weakness in portability is still a concern, but the severity of it will be dependent on the bag.
With the plane tickets settled, we are now focusing on hotels. We have found some apartments in Prague and Vienna that can be rented for 3 days at a very agreeable price, and will commence a dialogue with them in due course.
