B - reporting
Visa day! We were up early and drove to the Tajik embassy, arriving before 9. It was another lovely sunny day, and today we actually saw the huge mountain range to the south of Bishkek before they were hidden by heat or shashlik haze.
This was our easiest yet - in and out with visa handwritten by the nice mustachioed Consul in less than 30 mins, most of that time spend by us filling in the forms. So we headed back to the guesthouse feeling as if we'd done a successful day's work!
We treated ourselves to a massive breakfast - 'The Full Monty' from Fatboys Cafe where we saw someone we knew! Lex, who is staying at the same guesthouse. Sustenated, we walked round the city for a while then returned to the guesthouse to fill out the Uzbek visa form on-line. The landlady phoned the Embassy for us to make an appointment. If you phone and speak English, the staff just hang up on you! We have an appointment for Wednesday, 9:50am.
After lots of walking and some delicious stuffed Samsas (chicken in filo pastry today) we had a rest and beer before heading out for some fantastic Lebanese food with Lex.
Visa day! We were up early and drove to the Tajik embassy, arriving before 9. It was another lovely sunny day, and today we actually saw the huge mountain range to the south of Bishkek before they were hidden by heat or shashlik haze.
This was our easiest yet - in and out with visa handwritten by the nice mustachioed Consul in less than 30 mins, most of that time spend by us filling in the forms. So we headed back to the guesthouse feeling as if we'd done a successful day's work!
We treated ourselves to a massive breakfast - 'The Full Monty' from Fatboys Cafe where we saw someone we knew! Lex, who is staying at the same guesthouse. Sustenated, we walked round the city for a while then returned to the guesthouse to fill out the Uzbek visa form on-line. The landlady phoned the Embassy for us to make an appointment. If you phone and speak English, the staff just hang up on you! We have an appointment for Wednesday, 9:50am.
After lots of walking and some delicious stuffed Samsas (chicken in filo pastry today) we had a rest and beer before heading out for some fantastic Lebanese food with Lex.
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| Man with a cell phone Statue?! |
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| Leafy streets of Bishkek |
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| Main Square |
Looks great Bridget.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait until you find the statue of the guy with an iPad...
Keep posting!