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    哈哈俺们到了波恩

    从多佛到了加莱,坐貌似六十年代的火车到巴黎.加莱出关的时候完全不查护照和签证,早知道半年前跟阿玩和19同学在多佛玩的时候坐个船就去了.
    法国给了我们签证+5,法国人很友好+5,凡尔塞宫的船+2....
    比利时拒签-10,比利时火车站无比脏乱-10,比利时火车站的咖啡厅欺骗了我的感情-2....
    波恩是好地方啊啊

    Here is to the King and Queen of last minute!

    从5月份把欧洲之行提上日程,就决定要去比利时签证,原因显而易见:从网站信息看来,不要预约、可以寄签、带在线查询,貌似是梦想中的签证系统。
    结果从捷克回来之后花了一天准备材料,第二天立刻寄出,过了三五天大使馆突然打电话过来,莫名其妙地要我们立刻去伦敦面签——不是号称可以寄签的吗?!!
    接电话的时候我们俩正陪着英语老师夫妇坐在开往莎氏故居的公车上,连那个印度腔调法语发音的家伙说了啥都没听明白,勉强决定第二天再去伦敦。
    去了之后在那连窗户都没有的小破屋里闷了半天,好不容易到了见签证官的前一步骤,整理材料,印度阿叉一翻我们护照,英国签证剩下不到三月,立马sorry,拒掉了……
    还以为这就是我们欧洲旅行所能承受的最后再见全垒打,没想到紧要关头扭转乾坤,我们投出了时速180以上的超高速直球!对方三振,OUT!
    总之,上礼拜四被比利时拒了之后,礼拜五给预约中介打电话,约了这周一也就是今天的法国签证。
    整个周末,野猪花在帮同学写毕业论文上,我花在准备材料上。昨天夜里2点,突然在穷游发现,最近很多使馆对订旅馆的网站打出了黑名单。像www.booking.com,很多人都推荐,用来做假住宿证明,不收预定费,定好可以立即退订。现在这个不灵了,可能会被怀疑作假。没办法,做好的旅馆证明全部重做,早上5点半跑去野猪系机房打印。
     
    能签下来,从各种意义上都是赶的Last minute——签证是中介代为预约的,嗯,顺便提供这个有用信息,中介不是骗子——至少我们找的那个不是——真的能约到,收费50镑一个appointment,材料自己准备,代签收费120镑。预约的是今天中午11点半,貌似是每天放进去的最后一批人。
     
    法国签证过程匪常匪常匪常慢,尤其是午饭和午饭刚过那会儿。我们11点40进了签证处,4点钟才拿到。
     
    签证流程如下:在门口出示预约信,进门安检,过了安检就不能出去了,所以材料一定准备好,没法后补。法国签证处非常强调所有材料的复印件,好像他们法律规定不可以收原件留底,bank statement也不可以,所以都得复印。Statement可以不全印,有最后钱数那些页就够了。
    在安检领一个号,这是交签证费窗口的号。在这个窗口会大致检查一下护照、申请表、预约信,交钱,给收据,然后得到另一个号。
    这个号是签证号,等待时间最长。原来上班的时候法国阿姨老跟我抱怨法国人一到饭点效率巨低下,果不其然。我们12点左右拿到签证号,直到2点钟,签证官的七个窗口轮流开三四个,只签了十一二个人。2点以后大概他们消化好了,突然效率提高,七个窗口全开,40分钟内又签了十一二个。过号过得最快的是3点半以后,大概还有不少人排队,不快签完他们就下不了班吧,叫号机疯狂的蹦字,几乎每分钟一个——当然,不知道快的原因是查得松还是拒的多。
    审过材料如果签过了,再发一个号,这是领护照的。这次要等40分钟左右。
     
    原定从伦敦回考文垂的汽车票是下午2点,我们那会连签证官还没见着呢。4点钟签完,让同学帮我们另定了六点的汽车票。悠闲了一下,又换错了地铁,差点误车。在下班高峰期的伦敦地铁站逛奔,那真是练轻功的绝佳途径……
     
    无论如何,签证拿到了。如果没拿到,咳嗯,我们的欧洲火车通票起始日期是今天,一到起始日期就不能退票退钱了。那可是160胖子一张票……更不要说预约、反复路费、准备材料的零碎了。两个多月,一门心思打算签比利时,跟签证官话都没说上就扫地出门,临时改的法国倒一下子就解决了,所谓命里有时终须有,命里无时就强求不得。
     
    后天出发。Here is to the King and Queen of last minute!

    TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART by Bonnie Tyler

    Turnaround, every now and then I get a
    little bit lonely and you're never coming around
    Turnaround, Every now and then I get a
    little bit tired of listening to the sound of my tears
    Turnaround, Every now and then I get a
    little bit nervous that the best of all the years have gone by
    Turnaround, Every now and then I get a
    little bit terrified and then I see the look in your eyes
    Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and
    then I fall apart
    Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and
    then I fall apart

    Turnaround, Every now and then I get a
    little bit restless and I dream of something wild
    Turnaround, Every now and then I get a
    little bit helpless and I'm lying like a child in your arms
    Turnaround, Every now and then I get a
    little bit angry and I know I've got to get out and cry
    Turnaround, Every now and then I get a
    little bit terrified but then I see the look in your eyes
    Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and
    then I fall apart
    Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and
    then I fall apart

    And I need you now tonight
    And I need you more than ever
    And if you'll only hold me tight
    We'll be holding on forever
    And we'll only be making it right
    Cause we'll never be wrong together
    We can take it to the end of the line
    Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time
    I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
    We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
    I really need you tonight
    Forever's gonna start tonight
    Forever's gonna start tonight

    Once upon a time I was falling in love
    But now I'm only falling apart
    There's nothing I can do
    A total eclipse of the heart
    Once upon a time there was light in my life
    But now there's only love in the dark
    Nothing I can say
    A total eclipse of the heart

    Turnaround bright eyes
    Turnaround bright eyes
    Turnaround, every now and then I know
    you'll never be the boy you always you wanted to be
    Turnaround, every now and then I know
    you'll always be the only boy who wanted me the way that I am
    Turnaround, every now and then I know
    there's no one in the universe as magical and wonderous as you
    Turnaround, every now and then I know
    there's nothing any better and there's nothing I just wouldn't do
    Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and
    then I fall apart
    Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and
    then I fall apart

    And I need you now tonight
    And I need you more than ever
    And if you'll only hold me tight
    We'll be holding on forever
    And we'll only be making it right
    Cause we'll never be wrong together
    We can take it to the end of the line
    Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time
    I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
    We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
    I really need you tonight
    Forever's gonna start tonight
    Forever's gonna start tonight

    Once upon a time I was falling in love
    But now I'm only falling apart
    There's nothing I can do
    A total eclipse of the heart
    Once upon a time there was light in my life
    But now there's only love in the dark
    Nothing I can say
    A total eclipse of the heart

    没戏了

     英国签证剩下的时间不到三个月,申根签证拿不到,连免签的瑞士也要求三个月
    哪都去不了了
    退火车票退船票
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