Application forms submitted
What a day! I ran. In fact, I ran more today than I’ve ran during the entire last year! It felt real good once I’d gotten used to it.
I went to the consulate this morning to appeal to the representative asking him if I could submit our documents this arvo, as we would only be receiving the letter of invitation after 2:00. He said that would be fine but that they closed at 3:00. At about 2:30, I was in an internet cafe when the letter arrived in our mail-box. I printed it off and then took off running. I found an old taxi with an old taxi driver who didn’t read the street name but looked where I put my finger on the map and said hop in. I discovered that he couldn’t read maps, or had Alzheimer's. He took me across the river before I definitely decided that he didn’t know a better way than I did. I showed him again and tried to read the street name to him, (I don’t think he could read and the sounds of some polish letters I haven’t conquered yet). He got me there with 5 minutes to spare. The place was already closed. Lights were off and the main door was shut. Thankfully though, someone had not pushed it fully closed and the door hadn’t locked, so I walked in. The young worker smiled when he saw me and told me that it would be fine and that I could submit the documents still and pick them up next Tuesday morning. Super!!! I walked out of there and threw my arms in the air sending praises to God as I walked down the road.
So, in spite of an oversight with our documents, we will only stay one extra night in Krakow, which won’t cost too much extra.
I asked the girls what their favorite thing of the day was, and they said that it was definitely a ride in the carriage pulled by two strong horses. Thanks for that gift, Cheryl! They absolutely loved it!
So the Krakow experience continues…