Monthly Archives: October 2010
Day 6; meeting the Governor
This morning our celebrity status in Minya was confirmed by a visit to the Governorate buildings and meeting the Governor. We sat in a conference room while the Governor explained what he perceived to be the similarities between Minya and … Continue reading
Day 5; 6 october, armed forces day
Breakfast provided by ibhissam consisted of falafel, corn bread and refried beans. Visit to Fraser tombs, so named because they were discovered by Gary Frazer. The tombs date back to the 5th and 6th dynasties and are cut into the … Continue reading
Day 4 – the church of saint aba hor
This morning started at 8 am. We were greeted outside the hotel by a bus carrying 6 school children who attend a school in Cairo. They were all in the scout movement and in minya to visit their sister school … Continue reading
Day 3 – the jesuit father’s school
We were taken to the Jesuit father’s school for a visit this morning. The school was founded by scouts and is now a progressive private school in minya. We were very privileged to be shown round the school, observe some … Continue reading
Day 2 continued – 2 lunches
Key moments from the day: Supermarket shopping supervised by mrs wadet and accompanied by the police. 2 lunches and no dinner due to misunderstanding. Luckily we had supplies leftover from our first lunch! Olives marinated in salt and lemon from … Continue reading
Day 2 – the morning
Police escort to the supermarket, we thought we were going to a bazaar. It seems to be the way of the trip that we follow Heba without really knowing where we’re going until we arrive. It makes leaving the hotel … Continue reading
Day 1
We met our guides Heba and mrs wedad and Amal at 10 am after a noisy night’s sleep. The driving here is a whole new experience which involves lots of horn tooting the noise of which seems to increase when … Continue reading
iPhone application
Our iPhone application is now available! You can use it to keep up to date with trip.
A few french obstacles…
As part of my journey to Egypt I first needed to get from Brussels to London. Easy I thought …. after setting off on the 8.30 train and due to get in at 9.30 I settled into my book and … Continue reading
We’re on a train to minya
We’ve arrived! Flying over cairo was an experience in itself looking down on the pyramids of giza. It was also possible to get a feel of the way the cities have expanded round the nile, the main source of water … Continue reading