Blogs from Minya, Middle Egypt, Egypt, Africa

So I'll start with a warning - this could get long! Yesterday was my big adventure "off the beaten path" and into Middle Egypt, where the average tourist rarely goes. My destinations were the tombs at Beni Hassan and the ruins and tombs of Tell el Amarna. Tell el Amarna was briefly the capital of Egypt while the "heretic" king Akhetaten was in power for a very short time. His wife was Nefertiti, often called the most beautiful queen in Egypt. After Akhetaten died, the city was abandoned and now almost nothing remains. It's all very mysterious as no one knows the exact circumstances of Akhetaten's death and the abandonment of the city. But enough of history, on my with story... My day started at 5:30 a.m. (yikes) when I was picked up by my guide ... read more