Visiting Rome and the Vatican City, 2-27-23

Today began with a visit to the Vatican City where we toured the museum, the Sistine Chapel, and st Peter’s Basilica. Later we saw La Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers), the Trevi Fountain, and the Pantheon.

Vatican City

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St. Peter’s Square
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hallway lined with tapestries
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entering sovereign territory of the Vatican
St. Peter's Basilica
the ceilings are amazing
Vatican Museums
Vatican tapestry
an ornate ceiling
Vatican Museums
huge crowds
mosaic tile floor
inside the former apartment for the pope
magnificent ceiling
another Vatican ceiling

The Sistine Chapel

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The Sistine Chapel
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The Sistine Chapel

St Peter’s Bascilia

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inside St. Peter’s Basilica
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St. Peter’s Basilica dome
the ceiling under the main dome in St Peter's Bascilia
inside St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica ceiling
St. Peter's Basilica

The Pantheon

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the Pantheon
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inside the Pantheon
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La Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers)

images from the previous day are HERE