So…the next step in preparing for our adventure was to get our long-stay visa for France. I spent a lot of time carefully assembling all the required documents and we made appointments at the Consulate in Chicago because it was the most convenient for us to get there from Chautauqua. What I did not realize was that each Consulate only accepts applications from certain states. Needless to say, we were disappointed to have gone all the way to Chicago only to be turned away!
We now have appointments in DC in August (they handle Maryland residents, which I guess we sort of still are …we have MD driver’s licenses…). We can do this in a day trip and this will still give us enough time to get the visas before our planned launch date of September 19.
The best part about our Chicago trip, though, was visiting Ray Hofmann and Tori Simms, our former neighbors on Patterson Park. They live in a gorgeous arts and crafts style condo in the Uptown neighborhood. It was great to catch up and Rick had a chance to get his ‘cat fix.’ We walked to dinner at Appellations in the Andersonville neighborhood. There is so much lovely architecture in Chicago. It would have been nice to have more time to explore, but we flew back to Buffalo on Wednesday afternoon. Onward!!
How frustrating. But you, of course, figured out an alternative! Still more planning to do, but that is part of the adventure. I am planning a trip to Croatia and Slovenia in October. Any interest?
Safe travels.
Bummer
Nobody told you!
Move to Italy! Tuscany is beautiful.
Thanks for your comments.
Having fun in Boston! 😎
Hopefully, Robby and I will do a Nomad Adventure trip…Good to know!!…He, and 2 children re canoeing 400 miles down The Noatek River in Alaska!!
Kathy, we have run into several “hiccups” in our travels together but nothing that a deep breath and a good glass of wine couldn’t solve.
Enjoy the rest of your summer at Chautauqua.
Jeanne