THE VALLEY OF THE QUEENS

There is a Valley of the Kings and a Valley of the Queens, as well as the Valley of the Nobles, but with our short time in the area, we are visiting the best of the best of the Valleys. Our first stop was Queen Hatshepsut's Temple. An interesting story and signs of girl power from way back when - in the land where only men were pharoahs. When her husband's son, from a lesser wife, was to take reign at a young age, Hatshepsut stepped into the spot, controlling the affairs of the state until he came of age. However, in her 7th year of reigning, Hatshepsut broke with tradition and had herself crowned pharoah of Egypt.