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- Jul 1, 2023, 9:39 AM
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 63 m
- Vatican CityVatican CitySt. Peter's Basilica41°54’7” N 12°27’12” E
Vatican City & Naples
July 1, 2023 in Vatican City ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Jacques and I got up early this morning to do a tour of the Vatican! Our guide gave us some interesting history about the Vatican and the story behind Michaelangelo who painted the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling & alter wall in fresco.
📍 Vatican Museum - This was incredible. We walked through dozens of museums all showcasing different forms of art gathered by various Popes since the 17th century. Unreal 😍
📍 Sistine Chapel - so amazing! The colours and detail were incredible. No photos allowed in there, but absolutely fascinating how he painting the ceiling with such precision! The whole project took him 11 years.
📍 St Peter’s Basilica - the tallest dome in the world. I came here in 2015 but it was just as amazing! Such an incredible building. We were a little rushed here to get back in time for our train, but so worth it. Much better to get Sistine chapel tickets and enter the basilica afterwards, as it saved lining up in the huge line for free entry!
Our air bnb host was kind enough to drive us to the station, ready for our train ride to Naples!
📍 Arrived in Naples to our next host at the station (the Italian air bnb hosts have been so hospitable compared to everywhere else we’ve been in Europe). He was so cute and gave us lots of recommendations for the area. We headed out for a quick lunch and then I got a hair wash, blow wave and cut. Not bad for 24 euro 💇♀️
We had some wine at home before heading out 🍷
📍 We headed out to explore the historical quarter of Napoli. The streets were packed with decorations from their football team’s victory in Serie A. Being a Saturday night the town was buzzing! We had a couple of drinks at Piazza Bellini, before heading back home for risotto that Rach cooked 😋
First impressions of Naples were interesting, quite dirty and streets really unkept, feels a little bit dodgy compared to other places we’ve been. Great location though as a gateway to the Amalfi Coast 🌊Read more
Traveler Wow- spectacular
Traveler Looking great guys
Traveler The Vatican Tour would have been amazing. So much history