Monument to Alexander VII Vatican City

... old church to see the tomb of Saint Peter as well as those of many of the medieval Popes. I took a photo of the Stuart monument outside the Church, which will relate to our visit to Culloden field in the highlands of Scotland towards the end of our trip ...

... the side and went into the Hall of Tombs, were the popes are buried. It is directly under the church. Then I walked along the Vatican city walls and came to the Vatican Museums, well I came to the line for the museums. 40 minutes later I was at the ...

Today we payed our visit to the world's smallest sovereign state, Vatican City. One might not know when you have accidentally walk into the state if wasn't the high city wall that bounds as the border. Although the "country" is small, but the word ...

... full of people and the line to get in was at least three hours long. we went into the post office in vatican city, the only reliable post in all of italy, and sent off some cards. then we made our way to the line for the sistine chapel. in my estimation ...

... took a trip to an entirely different country today (is it still a separate country? Nobody wanted to stamp my passport). The Vatican City was a very strange experience for me. I had taken trips to the heart of Mormonism and the heart of Adventism, ...

... with earth from a nearby hill pretty much knocking it out of memory.  The Christians then put a really tiny monument over the grave though.  Then eventually Christians stopped being persecuted and Constantine tore down the other church and ...

... immaculate conception which is the only room dedicated to women again beautiful artwork and in the centre of the room was a monument which was very dominating. The other famous painter that was commissioned to do work was the artist Raphael we also saw ...

Reading Dan Brown's Angel & Demons had made me want to go and see the Vatican City and  explore one of the world's most extensive art collections !!  It's almost a previledge to have access to these pleasures which were originally ...

... Corso, which had heaps of shops which were yet to open, then to the Piazza Venezia, home of Roma's most hated monument, the Vittorio Emmanuelle, affectionately called the "Wedding Cake" or the "Typewriter". It is pretty hideous. We located a recommended ...

... . So ornate and so amazing, it really shows how loaded the Catholic church is! We left there and walked through the Vatican city to the Vatican museum and the Sistine chapel. While we were inside the museum, we met up with Mike, another traveler who was ...