Hassle free in all the wrong places

Today was to collect my Egypt visa and for us to head out to Israel
First there was the car that refused to use his meter and then refused to agree to the usual
price that we had paid for taxis the past few days. That conversation didn't end well after
we stopped and got out.
The next  Driver was clueless and decided that stopping
for fuel on the other side of town was his prerogative on our time. Given the tight schedule
that we were on, it was best to sit back and hope that once the wrap around scenic tour was
over that we would make it to our destination. We had to tell him in the end where the
consulate was. Go figure!

Crossed the bridge and made it to Jerusalem without any trouble. Quite surprised
actually that it didn't take too long at the Allenby bridge crossing given the horror stories
of having every item searched and being questioned at length. For us it was most likely
just luck of the draw as we were a comparatively small group crossing and all appeared to be
more tourists than locals. The waiting time in the end was for the bus to fill up so we could
be on our way. Now to explore this holy city.


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