Vatican City, Italy Travel Blogs

Vatican City
Mar 21, 2008 (21 photos)

... the only way to light the chapel was with torches, and all the soot blackened the roof over the centuries. Even though the Vatican City is the most wealthy nation in the world, they didn't think that they had enough to restore the ceiling on their own, so ...

Pope-a-liscous
Apr 5, 2004 (2 photos)

... they let me in it. Hmpph. OK. So im not Catholic but I KNOW some Catholics. As always my contacts just don't cut it. Vatican City is just packed with artwork. The walls, the ceilings and after a while you stop staring so much. I have no idea how ...

Hello Pope!
Sep 8, 2006 (9 photos)

... we meandered through the rest of the museum slowly taking it all in. It was amazing to see the wealth of the Vatican, displayed in the thousands of paintings and other artwork. Whilst walking we discussed this, agreeing that if the Pope decided to sell ...

Smallest country in the world with biggest Chuch!
Sep 13, 2005 (23 photos)

... in a circle shape. So huge and awesome feeling being here amoungst it. Technically we've stepped into another country (as legally Vatican City is the smallest country in the world). We then went and lined up for 20 minutes to step inside St Peters. I ...

A tale of two cities
Jun 30, 2005 (6 photos)

... was a holiday and everything was closed, so we shut up shop and had another walk around the Roman Forum We knew we had to hit the Vatican City stuff today hard as we had lost a day, well, kind of. We went to the Sistine Chapel, and there was a line, but ...

The Vatican Marathon
Apr 15, 2008 (17 photos)

... back to accom and slept.     <Lang's Extended Version>   I had arranged the official Vatican and Sistine Chapel tour before leaving home by faxing a request directly to them before the trip started.. Apparently these ...

Hangin' with the Pope
Apr 3, 2007 (9 photos)

Went to see the pope but he must have forgotten our appointment I'm still confused why the Vatican is considered its own country and gets a seat at the United Nations. Not sure where the seats are for leaders of Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and other ...

Our Father!
Oct 4, 2008

Yesterday, Lucy and I toured the Vatican visiting St. Peter's Cathedral and climbed 730 steps to the top of it.  The dome, designed by Michaelangelo was magnificent and after staring at it for half an hour, I still did not see all the detail.  I ...

Vatican City
May 20, 2005 (2 photos)

... the dispute: A treaty recognizing the independence and sovereignty of the Holy See and creating the State of the Vatican City; A concordat defining the relations between the government and the church within Italy; and A financial convention providing ...

Italy Part III
Jul 14, 2007

... (which we did throw coins into) and the Spanish Steps. The final day of our travels together we headed to the Vatican where we spent hours walking through gallery after gallery after gallery. All amazing. Finally we had it to the Sistine Chapel which ...

Il Vaticano
Oct 8, 2007

Another day, another blog entry. Actually I'm writing this a day late cos I didn't hav time yesterday. The vatican city is awesome. I would have to say the most impressive place I've been so far... ever? We took the tram to the nearest stop an ...

St. Peter's Square
Aug 5, 2007 (6 photos)

Wow!  I love Vatican City!  It is the smallest country in the world (300 people and about a mile large).  The Pope is the absolute monarch there.  If he is in town on Sundays, he comes out to the square and gives a blessing at noon.& ...

I'm not Catholic, but....
Aug 3, 2009 (13 photos)

... is of Mary and Jesus when Mary gets a flash of foresight to Jesus’ death makes it a remarkable statue.  At the end of the day, Vatican City is something that I recommend going to see, especially if you are planning on taking a guided tour!

The Vatican: St. Peter's Square and Basilica
May 23, 2007 (57 photos)

... Florence to Rome and left our backpacks locked at the Rome train station (Roma Termini). Then we hopped on the metro to Vatican City. It's weird because Vatican City is completely enveloped by the city of Rome. So there are shops and apartments ...

Vatican
Jul 26, 2009 (21 photos)

... even had Mummies and then I finally saw the Sistine Chapel. My photos are horrible because my flash doesn't work.  I left the Vatican Museum around 230 and went to line up to get into Saint    Peter's Basilica. The line was super ...

Christmas eve exhaustion
Dec 24, 2007

... which have the power under Vatican law to decapitate anyone they decide poses a thret to the Pope on the spot. Great... The Vatican is officially its own soverign state and thus is a seperate country, hence the new map pin. However you dont need your ...

Vatican city
Apr 2, 2007

Vatican pin

Vatican City
Jul 9, 1999 (2 photos)

On July 9th we woke up at 9AM and arrived at the Vatican City by 10AM.  WE toured the massive museum and saw the spectacular Sistine Chapel. Touring the church was wonderful and seeing the Sistine Chapel feels so special to ...

Visit of Vatican
Jun 7, 2008

St. Peter's Basilica sure is large. Goes for show how much money the Catolic Church stole, plundered, extorted and got in indulgency revenue... Woo, go biblical morals!

Trip to Rome! (Part II)
Oct 5, 2009 (60 photos)

... costs "$20") and guided tours in our own language.  We were also asked for our passports to "validate our entry into the Vatican city".  Luckily, we were all born prior to October 2, 2009 so we decided to go into the Vatican first to check out ...

The Vatican in all its splendour
Jun 28, 1999

This entry will be updated shortly!

Buon Natale
Dec 25, 2007

... bit! We didnt realise there was only one tube home. Great plan guys! So if you saw how many people there were at the Vatican then most of them wanted the tube home. When it got there we were pretty near the train doors with about 10 people behind and part ...

Vatican
Apr 5, 1997

Vatican City

Awestruck in Vatican City
Jul 14, 2007

We designated yesterday as our Vatican Day. This was definitely one of the highlights of our time in Roma, and our excitement was warranted. When we stepped into St. Peter's Square it was easy to understand why this place is a major stop for both the ...

Family trip to Italy
Jul 24, 1993 (7 photos)

... 2,000 year old Pantheon and then to the Trevi Fountain which had been sculpted 400 years ago. Next stop was the Vatican City and we viewed the Sistine Chapel on July 25th.  We went to St. Peter's Basillica.  ...

VATICAN CITY
May 30, 2007

TOURED THE STATE OF VATICAN ( VATICAN CITY) - WHERE THE POPE LIVES AND RULES SUPREME   -  LIKE AN ABSOLUTE DICTATOR, WHICH HE IS.   I DID NOT GET TO MEET THE POPE  THE VATACAN IS BASICALLY ONE VERY LARGE BUILDING, ...

The Vatican
May 6, 2004

The Vatican

Vatican stories
Jul 19, 2006

So after the Trevi Fountain we headed for Vatican City. We went through Piazza Navona, saw another cool fountain, and then got to the bridge. At this point we were getting really hot because of the sun (obviously) and the fact that we had walked several ...

Rome and the Vatican
May 25, 2006 (19 photos)

This was an amazing experience. We saw the Pope and all the pomp and ceremony. St. Peter's was glorious. I even attended a mass.

Pope's House
Jun 7, 2007

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