Meet for Vatican tour

Purchased the Walks of Italy "Pristine Sistine" early entry small group tour. A bit of a tough start - alarm went off at 0630 hrs and we thought it was 0600 hrs so had to leave by taxi in a mad dash to get to the Vatican for our tour meeting start of 0700 hrs.

Luckily the rain held off and we grabbed a cappuccino and croissant (€10 - yikes!) at the nearby tented patisserie. You see these all over serving coffee, sandwiches, cornettos, sometimes fruit, sometimes souvenirs.

Very good tour guide Sabrina who would adeptly handle our group of 10, mostly Americans. Doug met a woman from London ON who was on a cruise and said a one day stop in Rome was not enough! Absolutely true - one needs really a four night stay to see the "main" Roman sites.Read more