Rome
September 8th 2016 Started early with a visit to the Vatican and Sistine Chapel. The Vatican is a state all on its own. It sits on around 45 hectares and has its own currency etc, even tho it's in the middle of Rome. It is the smallest state or principality in the world.
The Sistine Chapel is where Michael Angelo's famous paintings are. Interestingly he did not like painting, he preferred sculpture. So in a bit o
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