Update
Another day in Krakow…
Well, the Lord saw fit to not make our paths straight today. Great! (What a pathetic faith I’m sure some people think we have! When things go good, we say that God blessed; when things don’t go well, we say that God blessed and we trust Him.)
We lodged three applications for visas today. The consulate refused to accept the three girls applications because their names were not listed on the letter of invitation. I say the words, “Love bureaucracy,” a lot. If I don’t, I’m afraid I might get a bad attitude.
I quickly ran off to find a wi-fi, (pronounced “wee-fee” in Poland), network so that I could Skype Andrei in Kiev to ask if he could get a letter of invitation done up real quick for the girls. Thankfully he wasn’t on holiday and was able to get one done. He takes it to the ministry of culture tomorrow and we’ll hopefully be able to get them submitted before noon. It will mean an extra day in Krakow, but that’s a small price to pay.
We spent the afternoon walking around the picturesque old town – ate at an outdoor cafe, sat in a 900+ years church building and listened to someone playing the pipe-organ, shopped in a second-hand shop (go Pris!), watched a statue “guy” do his stuff, and walked too far. Elle only asked once when we were going to get “there”… We’ll rent some bikes tomorrow and cycle a bit further out if the weather is good.