I went down to the Chinese embassy today to get my visa for the upcoming trip. It’s within walking distance, I estimate around a mile and a half. The opening hours are from 8 to 12, so I got up early and went down there. Turns out the Visa office is open at 12, grrr turns out I didn’t have to get up 4 hours before I usually do after all…
Anyway, the embassy stuff went smoothly, I should have my visa on Wed. I did almost get hit by a car twice though. Once was with a guy backing through the intersection! Since he had passed me, I wasn’t paying much attention, but I saw him with my peripheral vision in time… The walk to the embassy at 7:30 this morning was quite nice, it was quiet and easy. When I went back around noon, it was a nightmare. I had gotten there early, so I picked out a spot in the shade and waited. From there I had a good view of the closest intersection. Saw another fender bender and another one that should have been one. The cars ended up touching each other, but no damage occurred this time. If this place does improve economically, something will have to be done about the traffic…
Isaac