April 5/08 - we went to the Vatican, check out our Vatican video. Yes, St Peter's Basilica is huge, very....HUGE. We headed to the Vatican museum first. It was early but there was already a long line of people, almost half a kilometer long....all because of security check. We wandered through endless exhibits of mummies, statues, tapestries, paintings and finally arrived at the famous Raphael's room and Sistine chapel. The chapel was crowded back to back with people all staring up at the Michealango's ceiling. It is indeed magnificent, so alive and 3D.
Then we took a short cut through the exit for "travel group" only straight into the Basilica without having to go back to the museum entrance which is almost a kilometer distance to the Basilica entrance.
After walking through the Basilica and adored Michaelangelo's Pieta, we took a rest before going up the Michealangelo's dome. We did not want to walk up the stairs, so we took the elevator to the roof. From the roof, it is still about 400 steps up the dome. Not for the faint-hearted. The view was superb. Outside the basilica, we headed for the Post Office and bought first day covers.
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