Many tourists welcomed Pope Benedict in Republic Street, Valletta, this evening. For some it was a double surprise - they were not meant to be here, but they were stranded because of the air traffic chaos caused in north and central Europe by the cloud of ash from a volcano in Iceland.

Kristina Chetcuti spoke to some of them.

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