ROME DAY 3

Today we're off to Vatican City. We joined our tour group to go to St. Peter's Basilica. Despite skip the line tickets, we lined up for an hour to get in. It's really busy, but apparently nothing compared to what happens in the summer.

Interesting fact is that the Basilica and other buildings within Vatican City were constructed from materials taken from Roman structures, such as the Colloseum and Caesar's Palace on the Pallantine hill.

The tour thru St. Peter's was an hour. It took an hour to get through the security lines before we got inside. The crowds are unbelievable! And it's not even summer yet.

Note to self: if we come to Rome again, we'll come in March.

After a quick lunch, including Gelato, we then went on a tour of the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel.

The treasures there are truly amazing, but again, the crowds made it very difficult to really take them all in.

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