back-for-a-moment

Tunisia is beautiful!!! I had a very good time there, even though the conference was not as interesting as I could have hoped for. Carthage, Sidi Bou Said and the Bardo Museum, however, are pretty amazing, so it was totally worth it. Or so I thought... Because on the way back (silly me, for flying Alitalia), my luggage got lost. So for the past few days, I have been trying to get it back, as it contains a lot of stuff (such as my phone recharger, but also my good shirts etc) that I am going to need at the next conferenence in Ankara, Turkey and for which I will be leaving, uhm, TOMORROW! So now there is quite a problem, if I don't have my luggage.... Well, the last time I have spoken to them I was informed that my luggage will in fact arrive tonite still, and they promised it would be before 22.00, so I will still have some time to wash it as well...

Let's see! It is a little unfortunate though that I am not able to go and see the match Netherlands-Italy in a bar, although my Italian friends are probably going to have quite an opportunity to ridiculize me, anyway... (although, just for support, I did predict in our pool that it will be 1-0 for the Netherlands....).

Also, I have had the doubtable pleasure today to visit the Dutch Consulate for the first time! I had to request a new passport, which I am truly hoping will arrive fairly soon. But, you never know... (although it's Dutch bureaucracy, which is not nearly as bad as the Italian one, so it should be fine!). Anyway, my passport is actually still valid until January, but Fedor and I have just booked our Summer Holiday and the destination country requires the passport to be valid for another 6 months at the moment of arrival. Unfortuantely, mine would only be valid for 5 months and 23 days.... Oh, by the way, the destination is........ India!!! Woohooo, very much looking forward to that, as well.

Anyways, just a quick update, and before you know it, I am on my way to Turkey. For those who may be interested, HERE is an unorganised bunch of photos from Tunisia... It's too much hassle to put them in this post, so if you're interested, just click on that link...

Ciao,
OJ