Wow Ata - what an experience indeed. I thought it was bad when I took that west carribean cruise years ago and went ashore to St. Martin. The peddlers were drooling as we deboarded - but luckily I managed to fend off their attempts to rob me. It sounds like the Egyptians were much more aggressive. Good for you for not shelling out more money than they deserved. Did you at least get the picture, or did they keep it?

Were you allowed to climb on the outside of the pyramids? Tell us more. Did you come straight home after the pyramid visit? What else was worth seeing? Were you with mostly Slovenian's in your group?

I'm flying down to D.C. tonight with Maggie - to stay at Jack's and then all three of us will run the Potomac River run half-marathon on Sunday. Strangely, the run starts at 7:00 AM - so we'll be finished by 10:00 at the latest - and then relax until Maggie and I fly back Monday morning. Maggie and I have been training 5 days a week for months, so we're eager to get this overwith. I'm going to continue training for another half-marathon in October (and maybe one sooner), but from now on I'm going to develop a 3-day-a-week training program; 5 days a week is too time-consuming.

Love you all,
Greg