Passport
27/01/10 23:39 Filed in: Argentina | Buenos Aires
Now in possession of an about to expire passport I visted the Australian embassy in the suburb of Belgrano.
It is a lovely building but sadly the security is pretty overbearing. Mobile phones, but not ipods or cameras, have to be left in a locker at the gate. At least there is somewhere to leave them. Visitors do not find themselves with the problem described here.
One is required to talk to the receptionist through a thick glass screen and it looked as though she got to breathe different air than us humble visitors. Given heavy security on the gate I wondered why it was necessary for such drastic separation from those the staff were there to serve.
That said, the process was very quick and efficient. I was sent away to get money (cash only) and some more photographs. They didn't like the ones I had.
An hour later everything was submitted. I have to return in 10 days to collect a new passport.
It has been difficult getting Uruguayan coastal charts. I had been told about El Pulpo Negro in Beccar. An excellent shop with a large selection of charts and books in stock. They had everything I needed.
It is a lovely building but sadly the security is pretty overbearing. Mobile phones, but not ipods or cameras, have to be left in a locker at the gate. At least there is somewhere to leave them. Visitors do not find themselves with the problem described here.
One is required to talk to the receptionist through a thick glass screen and it looked as though she got to breathe different air than us humble visitors. Given heavy security on the gate I wondered why it was necessary for such drastic separation from those the staff were there to serve.
That said, the process was very quick and efficient. I was sent away to get money (cash only) and some more photographs. They didn't like the ones I had.
An hour later everything was submitted. I have to return in 10 days to collect a new passport.
It has been difficult getting Uruguayan coastal charts. I had been told about El Pulpo Negro in Beccar. An excellent shop with a large selection of charts and books in stock. They had everything I needed.