We had to go to the Police Station in Las Americas this morning which meant an early start. I didn´t realise that so many people were about at six in the morning. Not my favourite time of day.
Anyway, we got there at around seven to find around sixty people in the queue. Everyone stood there on the pavement waiting for the doors to open at nine o´clock. Nowhere to sit and nothing of interest to watch.
By the time two police officers came out to see us the queue had grown to about two hundred. We were then divided into two groups........Spanish on one side and the extranjeros (foreigners) on the other. It appears that the first fifty in each line get a ticket for the next queue. The rest had to go away and try again another day.
Just when we were beginning to get excited the police officer told us that we needed to pay nine euros before we could apply for the form we wanted. He sent us to information where we were supplied with a bank payment form and then sent on our way. No magic ticket for us.
All in all it took us over four hours to accomplish nothing and we have to do it all over again another day. Flaming Spanish red tape!!
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
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