The Vatican
The Vatican
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Jul 09, 2007
I am not religious in any sense of the word but I have always wanted to Visit the spectacular Vatican City.
St Peters Square We first saw it on the Angels and Demons tour and stayed a very short time. We then came at night to watch the sun set over the city from St Peters square. The buildings and fountains look fantastic at night lit up and there are no huge crowds. I would recommend you come at night for a look. St Peters Basillica We later came to explore the inside of the city. We lined up for St Peters and the Dome for about 1/2 an hour. An elevator (thank god) and 300+ steps later we were at the top of St Peters dome. This has to be the BEST 360 degree view of Rome you can get. There is also a souvineer shop on the roof! There is also a lookout on the inside of the dome where you get a great view of the church below. The Basillica is huge and there are a number of things to see in there including a piece of the actual cross (or so they say!) The paintings, sculptures and decorations are absolutely amasing! The Vatican Museams We lined up for about 1.5 hours (and 3 blocks) to go into the Vatican Museams which open really early so we had no chance of being able to get up early enough to avoid the queues! But we met some nice Canadian girls in the queue who we chatted away to. Inside the museams spread around a large square, we really only wanted to see the Sistine Chapel. We followed the signs (and people) through intricately painted rooms with sculptures, paintings and tapestries lining the walls and ceilings. About 20 rooms later we FIANALLY arrived at the Chapel which was full of tourists milling about. I sneakily took a photo of the ceiling! I suppose it was worth the wait - I can say I have seen it now!  Part of the Italy - 4th - 14th July 2007 travel blog
The Vatican at night
The Vatican at night
St Peters Basillica
Stairs in Vatican Museam
Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
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The Vatican Blogs
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Jun 24, 2004
Vatican City, officially State of the Vatican City (Italian:
Stato della Città del Vaticano), is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose
territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome. At
approximately 44 hectares (110 acres), and with a population of around 800, it
is the smallest… VATICAN CITY, ITALY |
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Aug 07, 2009
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Apr 04, 2009
My next destination was that other must-see in the Vatican, the Sistine Chapel. According to my map this was conveniently located next to St Peter's basilica, but as it turned out the Sistine Chapel can only be entered through the Vatican Museum, the entrance of which is completely at the other side of the Vatican… Peeking at the Pope |
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May 13, 2004
The day we decided to go back to Vatican City and see St. Peter's and The Vatican Museum was by far our best in Rome! St. Peter's is amazing but it's the Vatican Museum that takes the cake!!!!! But I'm getting ahead of myself.
After a breakfast of cookies… St. Peter's Basilica and The Vatican Museum |
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Jul 08, 2005
So I woke up crazy early in the morning to head over to the Vatican museum. NOTE: The entrance to the museum is on the OUTSIDE of Vatican City, on the wall on the north side of the country. (Yes, it is a separate country). I brought with me pants, because I knew these were… The Vatican |
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