Slovakia here we come!

Well it is as official as a referee with a whistle we are going to Pezinok, Slovakia. It was a surprise to both of us because we had thought it was Slovenia, apparently a common mistake. The night before leaving we try looking up some more information on the team that Yemi is playing for, but it didn't seem right because it continued to say Slovakia, then we cross referenced with the destination and sure enough less than 24hrs before take off we find out we thought we were going to a different country all together. Live and Learn I guess.

I posted a map so you can orient yourself. I'm really excited about our location pre arrival. Pezinok is 40 miles from Vienna, Austria; 150 miles from Budapest, Hungary; 200 miles from Prague, Czech Republic.

We were scheduled to leave yesterday but when we arrived at the airport we were in for some bad news. It turned out because we are flying into Vienna and didn't have proof of our further travel to Slovakia they would not let us check in for the flight because we did not have an Austrian Visa. We tried everything, but the ever so competent staff at our wonderful United Airlines proved that customer service in the airline industry is dead and gone forever. Truly they aren't to blame, the team should have provided us with the appropriate documentation or made our flights return tickets for three months and then changed them when we got there because it all boils down to the need for a visa before travel if your tickets indicate a stay of 3 or more months.

As an American I must say it was an eye opener. To be denied like that in an airport for travel; was borderline humiliating. We had the tickets we had American passports. In my naivety I believed as an American I could come and go as I pleased anywhere in the world. To my surprise people are just as worried about us illegally residing in their country as we are them in ours, definite food for thought.

After hours of inconvenience to our family and friends we have a more appropriate itinerary and we leave this Wednesday. A big thanks to my Dad and Nancy, always there for us:)