More frustrations! - 27 December 2007

As Julie is with the Bonobos in DRC I continue to be frustrated here in London! I spent three hours outside the DRC Embassy in London waiting for it to open. Various people turned up with the same thought; ranging from couriers delivering passports through the Diplomatic protection arm of the police to various Congolese men. The embassy did not open ...

I rang the DRC embassy in Paris, which was open but unfortunately did not speak English. I had been chatting to one of the Congolese chaps who offered to speak in French to the embassy staff. He did so with great gusto and told me that if I turned up in Paris tomorrow the embassy would issue me with an "urgent" visa.

So back on the Eurostar this afternoon, stay overnight in Paris then to the Embassy tomorrow morning.

75% chance of getting a visa and flying on Saturday? Bets are open.

Adam