Visas, Done

Last week Nadim stood in a line-up of about a dozen people looking for Chinese visas. As the individuals in front of him were being processed, he was checking how many would be accepted. Most were missing one item or another and only one of those proceeding him was actually accepted. So Nadim steps nervously to the booth... He's asked for his flight to Beijing. He hands over the one way ticket to Beijing and the clerk is about to reject him because it's only one way, but he provides her our flight info from Hong Kong to Vietnam, and the clerk settles back in the chair. Then she wants the hotel info and Nadim is able to provide that. Then she needs two pictures for each individual, and Nadim provides that. Then she needs the passports and he's got that too. At this point Nadim's hoping she doesn't have more questions, because he hasn't any more papers in his hands for answers.... He thinks "please, please, pick up it the pink pick-up slip", and sure enough she does. Yay.

We now have our visas for China, Vietnam, and Thailand, and we will pick up our visa for India today at 4:30. Looks like we're all set. Comforting and scarey all at the same time!

CM