I have been remiss in keeping you all informed these past couple of weeks. The countdown for me has started and so much has happened…you all need an update.
I mentioned that there was a glitch in my plans that was creating stress and tension in my moving forward with this adventure. It all had to do with the long-term visitor visa that I discovered I needed from the French Consulate in order to stay longer than 90 days…I was considering 180 days at least. Well, I got all my documents ready, notarized, duplicated and hanging on the edge, so-to-speak. What was missing was the appointment to present myself in San Francisco for the final say. I was looking on the website at least 3-4 times daily to see if any openings were possible. Much to my dismay, it was not in the cards. Not able to contact them by phone (their rules) of my calamity, my emails were overlooked and the earliest appointment I could find was May 19th….it was not to happen so, I had to rethink my adventure. This is exactly what I had to do!
Flexibilty has been my middle name…I will now be headed to France for 90 days. Not a bad option to say the least! Land in Marseilles, head to Aix and venture locally to points of interest for a couple of months and then proceed onward to Paris for the final 3 weeks with a stop along the way in Lyon. I had other plans for stops, but they will have to be saved for another time….and yes, there will be another time, guaranteed!
I remain determined to not feel rushed in my attempts to see the sights, experiencing the lifestyle. We will see how this gets played out. ETD….15 days…so much to relay….so much still to accomplish! I’ll keep this updated, it needs to become routine