Breakfast in Tiffany's

Well I never did have but it could not possibly compare to what I just had this morning. Those that know me will know that I don't have a great palate but I was able to feast on: freshly squeezed orange juice, fresh fruit salad, porridge, cereal, STEAK, muchrooms, wedges, eggs cooked to order in front of me; chocolate, fruit and regular crossants, pancake and waffles cooked to order. I only had a little bit of everything but there were counters full of other old healthy stuff hot and cold that iIdid not go near. If you sat down and made a wishlist and then asked ten people to add to the list you would still not come near the choice of good food that we had. All while lookkng out at the trackside of the Formula One circuit. You could have opened the window and hit it with a spit it is that close. Mind you, you would have to careful because there would be a lot of other Irish spitting at the same time!
So, in terms of the poor creatures all over Europe sleeping on floors and paying through the nose for a room, I feel really lucky. Etihad have been outstanding and could not be expected by anyone to have done more for a huge gang of Irish waiting to get home. I am sure that they have done the same for all the other nationalities. They could have left us in the lovely three star hotel in Dubai but moved us here to this luxury instead. Apparently there are 40,000 stranded in the two cities due to the cloud of ash. The mind boggles that they could look after us all so well.. Etihad and Emirates are the two main airlines concerned in the two cities.
But still, I just want to be home and to meet family and friends. I had just one week there and it was jammed packed with things to do and people to see. I will miss most of that now and even looks like I won't make my graduation. This morning at the desk I overheard that we were booked in here for three days. My fear now is that they will ship me back to Melbourne as I am only going to Ireland for a week and not to stay.