Vatican Round 2: the Holy Seequel

This morning I visited Vatican City again, this time entering the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel.

I had expected the museums to be filled halls upon halls of Christian artwork, but in fact most of the museums' contents were devoted to the Catholic Church's collections of Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman statues and artifacts, which I found quite interesting to look at. Every room in the museum is incredibly grand - visiting the complex really highlighted the sheer wealth that the church has accumulated over the centuries.

As expected, the museums were very busy and I'm glad I booked a skip-the-queue ticket in advance! The Sistine Chapel was also very impressive to look at; I wasn't allowed to take photos in the Chapel so I've stolen one from Google.Read more