St Peter’s Basilica & Vatican Museum Tours – 10/2/2014
St Peter’s Basilica
We got up early. We took metro and walked about 15 minutes to get to St Peters Square. We were suppose to be early for 9 am tour but office meeting point didn’t open until 9 am.
St Peter’s is a very spectacular place! Going up to the dome was a real treat! We got to go right up to the Apostles Statues that start the ring around the St Peter’s Square! The views with got of the Vatican Gardens and other views made our day. We also got to see the Mass in process from on high just like we were in heaven. The pictures tell the story.
Vatican Museum
After lunch we went back to wait for our next skip the line tour of the Vatican which was to start at 1 pm. We met a Mormon couple from France whom we spent the waiting time. Our conversation was interesting.
It was a rather long walk along the vatican walls to get to the Vatican Museum entrance. Once we got inside, it was extremely crowded with people everywhere. The guide left us at the door. Other people were inside with guided tours. All these tours added to the chaos as they were in large groups and started and stopped interrupting the flow. There was even some fun christian pushing and shoving going on particularly in the long hallways.
By the end of the Vatican Museum tour, Fred and Milly were really dragging. It was a long, long day. Our feet were killing us! We went back to room, showered and took naps. We got up and out to dinner at 8 pm.