A taste of home

Finally we got over to browse the Hilton today. We were planning on going the day before but ran out of time. I was dying to go. I needed of taste of America, a change of pace, and some pizza. I had heard they had good pizza. Plus, I thought it would be nice to see Dan and Karin if we had time. We decided to leave at 10 and get picked up there with Dan and Karin for our Embassy appointment at 2. We managed to look at a few shops but did not buy much as it was expensive. We visited Dan, Karin, and Mandela at the pool. I desperately wanted to swim but we didn't have our suits with us. Then we went to go get pizza for lunch only to find out they only serve pizza at night. So we ate at another restaurant there instead. We then needed to stop at the supermarket to get the formula and cereal we had needed to get for the last 3 days. It's impossible to make anything happen there. So we quickly did their coffee ceremony which was not as good as what we had Sunday night but still delicious. Then we got the supermarket and money exchange taken care of before we went to wait outside for our ride to the Embassy.

Jonathan accompanied us to the Embassy but he had not brought his passport so he was not allowed in. Nothing about the Embassy was impressive. It was a lot like the DMV, maybe not as nice. We went through security and then sat and waited for our names to be called. Dan and Karin were first and seriously took less than 5 minutes. They had no complications and then it was our turn. It was cool to experience it with another couple and be able to encourage and congratulate each other. Our turn went just as quickly and we were on our way. This appointment had been the main thing we were working towards for so long. It was the big test. You pass it, everything is good. It was strange to have it done so quickly and easily.

The rest of the day we just relaxed and went to bed early as we had an eventful little road trip planned for the next day.