Vatican City day

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March 3rd 2009

Published: March 31st 2009

Day 2 of Rome was our Vatican City day. We had a tour scheduled for the Vatican Museums with Jerry in the afternoon, so we planned to spend the morning touring St. Peter's Basilica. Already too many Euro into the trip at this point, we were looking for ways to save a few bucks here and there. Since you can't cut down on the sightseeing in my opinion, food seemed to be the easiest place to cut. ... Read Full Entry

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Stairs up the dome

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View of the Vatican gardens

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On the way down, Mom did not enjoy the hike

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Original entrance to the Vatican Museums

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View of the dome from the musuems, you can just make out the people to get an idea of size

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Court of the Pigna

1st or 2nd century bronze fountain that was moved to Vatican city during construction of St Peter's in the 1600's

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Laocoon

Dating from 40 - 20 BC, this statue was found near the ruins of the golden house of Nero, and was one the first pieces put in the Museums by its founder, Pope Julius II in 1506