This morning started badly. Firstly my alarm went off for what seemed like an eternity, a never ending rendition of The Entertainer filling my ears as my eyes tried to decipher the onscreen prompts to disable it. I got up, showered and dressed and got to the train station in time for the 06:18 to London Kings Cross. Then I had to buy my ticket from an automated ticket machine; I’ve used them before no problems. Today I had problems. Somehow I managed to mess it up so much I ended up with a First Class single (the First Class bit I didn’t actually notice until halfway through the journey).
Anyway, it got me to Kings Cross and after a couple of short dashes on the Underground I emerged above ground on Oxford Street (it’s a very quiet place at 08:30 in the morning). A short walk down to Grosvenor Square and I was at the US Embassy. Due to security measures I first had to deposit all my electrical items at a small pharmacy offering safety deposit bags. They charge £3 for this – the easiest money in the world.
Fast forward 3 hours and I emerged from the embassy. The process as a whole was organised although the downside being that, during my 3 hours in there, I probably only spoke/was spoken to for a grand total of 5 to 10 mins … but I did get to have my digital fingerprints taken!
Should get my passport and visa back within 5-7 working days!
