I spent all yesterday getting the internet working on Linux since I’d been forced to use Windows for the last post. Today I’ve installed Ubuntu on my home laptop and am close to getting it settled.
It’s Barbara’s (Marie’s friend) last day in Thimphu today, so I just had to show her the hassles of Bhutanese bureaucracy. I took her down to the Department of Immigration to apply for road permits for Marie’s parents to visit other towns. They arrive at the end of next week.
It was incredible. The right person was there. She skimmed the documents and told me they were all correct. Then she said to come back tomorrow afternoon to pick up the road permits. Unbelieveable.
Normally I have to go to these offices up to 5 times before they’ll give me what I’m looking for. Of course, just having to apply for a road permit is overdoing it, but I wanted to show Barbara the full frustration. I guess she’ll just have to come again.