Getting the new passport

On January 16th, I went to Birmingham to apply for a new passport. On February 10th, I received a message saying it was ready and I could come and pick it up. And that meant I needed a day with few or no teaching commitments to fit in the long journey there and back. And I found that the Monday after. So I booked another long train journey. 

Picking-up times are later than applying times, so I didn’t have an early start this time, but it would be evening before I would get home. So I packed a tub with pasta for on the way.

I got there without issue. There was no central reception so it was unclear where I was expected to go. I was sent a bit from pillar to post, but once I was where I needed to be things proceeded quickly. I had got out of the train at 15:09, and by 15:34 I was back at the railway station, with my new passport. Success! 

The view coming out of the railway station 

The trip back went well. No train snags. So with that I’m sorted again for ten years. And who knows what the world will look like in 2035…

Result