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Monday 2004-03-08 - Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Passport application
Back to the nearest Amsterdam city office; it’s quiet in the morning, and I don’t have to wait very long. I’m asking for an extra-thick passport with more pages for visa: I didn’t even know that existed until I got that tip from a fellow traveler on my last trip. They call it a “business passport” — never mind if it’s not for business; it costs a bit more, but not as much as two new passports!
No need to worry either: I’ll be able to pick it up next week, or even this Friday after 9:30. I get my old one back — with three holes punched through it to make it useless for counterfeiters; the visa are not too badly damaged, so it’s still a nice souvenir.
Iranian outfit, part 1
On the way back I want to go to the Ten Kate market: not the biggest market in Amsterdam but it’s a nice neighborhood market with a variety of goods on offer, including clothes. I take a different route to get there than I normally do. Good thing, too: that way I discover a little store that has a clothes rack with long coats outside.
For Iran, we women will have to adapt our clothing, and apart from a head scarf, need to wear a “long raincoat”. I don’t have anything like that, but don’t intend to spend too much money either. The coats on this rack are long, and some are not too thick either. Not sure if the store is Turkish or Moroccan or something else. I don’t find anything on the market though, so I may go back to this store if I don’t find anything else.
