At 9 o’clock sharp the receptionist called our room and announced that the police were ready for us. This would usually be a concerning phone call, but we were unfazed after having the police follow us around Minya the previous day. We had hired a driver to bring us from Minya to Abydos with a few stops along the way.  As we walked out of … Continue reading Driving along the agricultural road to visit Beni Hassan and the temples of Abydos and Dendera