It was hard getting up at 6 this morning, made all the less pleasant by pouring rain. While it would have been nice to go back to sleep, todays excursion is the most important since coming to Japan.
Fixed the chain on my wretched bicycle in the rain then set off for the shinkansen. Two hours down to Tokyo then navigating the subway to the vicinity of the American embassy where I arrived a full hour before my scheduled appointment.
You'd think that was plenty of time, wouldn't you? But no, due to "increased security measures" because some whacko said he wanted to bomb the place this week, and that getting American visas seems to be the 'in' thing to do in Tokyo this week, meant an hour and a half wait in the street and another forty five inside the gates before being probed again and permitted to enter the building... where I am allowed to sit on some nice comfy seats while waiting for my three minute interview to see if I get my visa...
Im very tired... another update tomorrow!
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