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- Rome
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Vatican City Slideshow
Vatican City
Travel Blogs from Vatican City, Italy
Vatican City
Easter Sunday at the Vatican, part of the 1 million in St. Peter's Square. Pope John Paul II read Easter proclamation in 20 or 30 ...
Off to see the Pope
... nbsp;It is our intention to take the Metro to Vatican and walk to the meeting spot for the tour which is located at the vatican museum entrance. Weather is cloudy and light rain, when we walk outside I decide to take a taxi which only costs us ...
The Vatican
... easily as it's inside Rome. It is worth a visit. And for those who prefer sinning over religious enlightenment, I noticed that not far from the Vatican there were a number of people selling knock off designer purses and clothing. God Bless ...
When in Rome......
Having had only 3 hours of sleep in each of the previous two nights, our bed was as welcome as it was comfortable. Upon our arrival, we had been given our invitation to the weekly Papal audience with very clear instructions that although the audience ...
Arrival in Rome
... our groceries back to our apartment which is not far away thank goodness.After our lunch that we had at 3 o,clock we went for a walk to the Vatican. The line to go in the Vatican was very long so we did not go in it but we will do it another day.I had my ...
Vatican...not really much else to say
... and from BC and an incredible church (was converted in the first century) but I suggest not seeing anything else after the Vatican because nothing compares. By the time we leave the Pantheon we are mentally and physically drained and are happy to ...
Vatican City
Very eerie....hipocracy at its best, Roma has the most gypsies ive ever seen, on the doorstep of one of the richest ...
Der Vatikan
Am dritten Tag in Rom befanden wir Italien fuer langweilig und haben uns in den Vatikan begeben. Der Petersplatz ist riesig, ueberall sieht man die Leute, teilweise muss man wirklich Pilger sagen, herumstehen. Der Rand des Platzes ist uebersaet mit ...
A lot of dead Popes
... concierge told me that sandals were not acceptable so heels it was and I put them on right outside the walls of the city. Really what the Vatican taught me is that I do not know much about Catholicism. We entered St. Peter's Square, which is beautiful ...
Vatican City
Toured St. Peter's Basilica, saw the Sistine Chapel, hung out in the immense outside public area, and ate ...
The Wait, The Line, The Museums!
Today was the Vatican City, which was huge, though not quite as large as the queue to get into it! The morning started off badly, the bus company had the wrong time booked for us and so it ended up being over an hour late. We made it eventually though and ...
The Vatican
... we were able to move around to the other side to exit the train at the stop for the Musei Vaticani. Fortunately, in visiting the Vatican, I would not be indoors for very long, because in spite of good weather, I could not wear shorts to the holy city. ...
The Pilgrimage to the Holy See
... ’s picture. When mass was over, I only had about 30 minutes to make it back to the hotel shuttle. I bid adieu to Vatican City. Tonight, they have free food in the Executive Suite at the Marriott, which I get to use because of Mom’s points! ...
Rome/Vatican- Day 1 (not done)
I guess I actually walked into another country today, the Vatican City. Vatican Museum (Sistine Chapel) and St Peter's Basilica. Chilled out (a little dehydrated ...
Contiki Day 9: Rome and the Vatican
... status: temporarily broken, but nagging got it fixed Internet status: still cheaper. Addiction: satisfied. Greatest question asked on the tour thus far: [Upon entering the Vatican] "Wait... Does this place have something to do with ...
Vatican Museum and St. Peters
This day I went to the Vatican Museum. It was full of all kinds of amazing historical things. I wandered through the extensive hallways full of artifacts for several hours. I saw the Sistine Chapel (I wasn't allowed to take pictures though). After that ...
Vatican City
glad i signed up for a tour. apparently the line for tickets starts at 0800 but they don't let people in until 1030. nothing inside had signs so glad for the guide. not big on electronic guides. glad to know what i was looking at ...
Jul 17, 2010
Back in the Vatican again
Once again I spend a few hours in the [now the 2nd] smallest country in the world [next to ...
On an Evening in Roma
... day ended with a glass of wine and big plate of pasta at a quaint sidewalk cafe. It was a rough day. Today we visited for the Vatican. We arrived a half hour before the museum opened and still waited an hour to get inside. To be honest, I was a bit ...
Week Tre
... . Tuesday: For Media class, the teacher is the director of Vatican Radio/TV so he took us to the radio tower of Vatican City which is a part of the city that is restricted and no one, except actual employees, can really go. It was amazing! We ...
Vatican
... saying that he was going to hell now for sure. Funny as hell, if you ask me. This castle is actually in Rome, not Vatican City... but it used to belong to the Vatican. They surrendered it to Rome, but it has been many things including a mosoleum and ...