Day 23 - Pittsburgh, P.A. - Saturday 28th August All of us slept through to our usual waking up time. For all of us it was the latest we had stayed in bed for years. Sammy didn't get up until 10:30 am and even then we had to wake him up. Today we experienced another great day of Pittsburgh hospitality. We lounged around in the morning and then were taken on a trip to a local coal mine. The fact that we wanted to go to a coal mine instead of doing more glamorous activities came as a surprise to some of our hosts. It was however a great trip and a learning experience for all of us. Pittsburgh and many of the surrounding areas prospered because of their coal mining and steel making enterprises. You may remember the trapped coal miners who were saved by drilling into the mine with a cage extractor several years ago. That was in this area. Our mine guide had worked underground for 40 or so years. He was probably 70 years old but was able to give us some great history and information. There is a picture of him in the Pittsburgh section of the photos I am about to publish. Then from about 4:00pm we were guests at a party of about 40 members of the Haberman and Wolfson families and man did we meet some characters. Uncle Bob, who had served in the Marine Corps and been in the 2nd World War, Korean War, Vietnam War and the 6 Day war in Israel and had also played as a line backer (I think this is the right term) in the U.S. equivalent of the F. A. Cup, the Rosebowl. Then there was Al, Nicks grandfather who had 9 children. It seems like we met most of them and their children. Now Al enjoys a beer. And he particularly enjoys an Iron City beer. So we shared a beer together (how hard can life get?). And what a great beer it was too - almost as good as Budweiser (that's just for you Nick!). We also met Nick's youngest uncle (Uncle Matt) who was only a few years older than him and his wife Traci who agreed to take us to church in the morning. All told it was the most fantastic evening. People were vying to talk to us. There was a line up at one stage! We just could not believe the hospitality. Thanks guys.