Sep 25, 2005 - Drive to El Minya via Maidum

Sunday: Checking out of the hotel this morning, we had two armed guards on the bus with us and a convoy truckload of armed guards. Long day today in the bus - when we got to El Minya to our hotel this afternoon at 4, we were told that we couldn't leave the grounds of the hotel by ourselves. ... Richard and 2 guards took us for a walk on the Corniche by the Nile this afternoon and then we had a nice dinner in the hotel.Sunday: Checking out of the hotel this morning, we had two armed guards on the bus with us and a convoy truckload of armed guards. Long day today in the bus - when we got to El Minya to our hotel this afternoon at 4, we were told that we couldn't leave the grounds of the hotel by ourselves. ... Richard and 2 guards took us for a walk on the Corniche by the Nile this afternoon and then we had a nice dinner in the hotel....