Vatican Museum - ceilings

3 days in Roma - what did we get up to?

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April 29th 2011
Mercoledi / Wed 27 April - Day 2 Roma – the holy trinity Wednesday was the day we headed out to visit the Vactican but also so did thousands of others. Rome is super busy as this weekend will be HUGE in Rome, the previous pope, Pope John Paul is being sainted or beatified from 30 April. We did quite well with 6 hours of walking, massive crowds in the Musei Vaticani, St Peter’s B ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more