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HELLO DUBAI

Our flight from Bangkok to Dubai on Emirates First Class was as good as flying can get.  We got to the airport, enjoyed the their lounge and boarded an Airbus 380-800. I was was in seat 1K, and when you close the door, you are in your own room. After the usual champagne before takeoff, I first ordered their caviar special plus mushroom soup, and Russian vodka plus a Kir Royale: Doesn't look like much, but that was a huge pile of caviar.  What kind?  Don't know, but it was real caviar. After awhile, having made several canapés, I just dumped the egg white, egg yolk, onions, sour cream and other condiments unto the caviar to finish the meal.  You can repeat all this as many times as you want. About the liquor, they are very generous, a wall of bottles a few feet from me, plus a full bar. The bathrooms have showers. The second course was a salmon salad plus some kind of Thai soup. I had too much to eat, so skipped what should have been a memorable entré.  That TV screen was huge,