Originally Posted by
ngupta
First thing after leaving "THE" Mystique (as we did not have the complete bearing on the situation...we were shocked and stunned to what he said to us and it happened so fast) we thought of doing the following:
1. Call the US Consulate in Greece.
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Did this thought come into your mind before or after you started waving your passport around pronouncing that you are an American Citizen?
For future reference, here is a link to the sorts of problems for which you should contact a consulate for assistance -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consular_assistance. Please read it over so that someone in actual need of consular services isn't delayed the next time you run into a travel issue.