Blogs from Vatican City, Europe - page 17

Vatican ... info to come! Lining up early in the morning to enter the Museum Vatican, we were more or less just congregating. I forget the time but it was early and we were ushered through to the group section and made out way into the Vatican gardens.... read more

Am in Rome today and for the next three days. As it's saturday we had to get up really early to get in to see Vatican City. It was Amazing!!! I've never seen so much art in my life. The Sistine Chapel was even better than people said it would be. In fact, not to sound too mushy, but I almost cried at how awesome the frescos were. I was there for more than 6 hours. And San Pietro (saint peter's) is great Haven't had much sleep lately as I spent much of my time in Florence taking in the night life. I met a very cool guy named Sotir who showed me the entire city without the tourist flare. Florence was by far my favorite so far just because it was so relaxed in comparison ... read more

It was 8:30am or so when Katie, Sarah, and I found ourselves outside of the Vatican. There was a nearby free tour about to begin, but after realizing just how slow it would be, we quickly broke away. Apparantly, we beat the crowds through the whole experience because we went straight into St. Peters, and then the museum afterwards. The church was absolutely amazing. I was burning up, because I'd worn a halter top that day and had to cover my shoulders up in the heat with the sweater I had with me. It's considered disrespectful to show knees/shoulders in these places. Once inside, I was suprised at the different areas within that you could worship in, and there was also a communion being given while we were there. There were confession booths scattered about, each ... read more

I don't have much to update. I just wanted to add pictures for your viewing pleasure.... read more

Today has been a mad scramble. I was planning to do the Vatican in half a day, so I got up early and was down to reception by 8. Unfortunately, checkout was slow (hence the reason for my wanting to checkout last night). Traffic wasn't ideal either, to put it lightly. Did I mention the Rome Metro system is the worst I've seen anywhere? In short, it was 9:30 by the time I got to Termini Station. After a 15 minute walk, fully loaded with by backpack, to the very inconveniently located left-luggage office (I wasn't about to wander around Rome with a large backpack), I discovered a horrendous line. I estimated at least an hour, so I got out of there immediately. Went to the hostel I stayed at my last visit to Rome (Casa ... read more