When I went to the embassy to get my visa on Monday, I arrived just in time to almost have my nose broken by the shutter as it was slammed down. Lunchtime. Fortunately the morning-only rule doesn't apply for collections, so a short stroll and lunch with a friend and the time passed quickly enough until they opened again. And the 31cl of côte du Rhône made the 40 minutes in the queue pass in a flash. The bonus was that they didn't charge me the extra fee for the express service.
So now I have my visa. The next potential glitch is the air traffic controllers’ strike. It's due to finish on Thursday morning. My flight is at 7pm...
