Vatican:
We did not go to Vatican on our arrival in Rome, but we did visit it on the second day. Did you know that Mussolini signed an act in 1929 that created Vatican as a independent country? According to our guide, the deal was that the Pop would lend money to the Italian government, but he never did. So Mussolini went to Hitler and that is how Italy became an ally to Germany. But enough politics....
Vatican is basically a huge museum with works of art visible to the visitors and invisible. The problem with Vatican is that millions of people visit Vatican, So they've created a tour and push everybody thru it as fast as possible. It is crowded and you have to keep moving, so there is not a lot of time to stand and admire a particular piece of art. On the other hand, people are not moving fast, so there is a time to see everything specially with the guide.
Vatican is impressive. After all it has the largest church in the world and it looks big. It has a lot of very famous works of art. There are all kind of publications with pictures of the arts and it's amazing to actually see them in person. Then there is Sistine Chapel. The ceiling is amazing! In order to make it a humbling experience for visitors, there are signs that say "no talking or picture taking". Some people just can't help it so they visper. The security guards, on the other hand, scream at people to not to talk. So, there goes the humbling experience :)
The Vatican pictures are posted. Enjoy!
We did not go to Vatican on our arrival in Rome, but we did visit it on the second day. Did you know that Mussolini signed an act in 1929 that created Vatican as a independent country? According to our guide, the deal was that the Pop would lend money to the Italian government, but he never did. So Mussolini went to Hitler and that is how Italy became an ally to Germany. But enough politics....
Vatican is basically a huge museum with works of art visible to the visitors and invisible. The problem with Vatican is that millions of people visit Vatican, So they've created a tour and push everybody thru it as fast as possible. It is crowded and you have to keep moving, so there is not a lot of time to stand and admire a particular piece of art. On the other hand, people are not moving fast, so there is a time to see everything specially with the guide.
Vatican is impressive. After all it has the largest church in the world and it looks big. It has a lot of very famous works of art. There are all kind of publications with pictures of the arts and it's amazing to actually see them in person. Then there is Sistine Chapel. The ceiling is amazing! In order to make it a humbling experience for visitors, there are signs that say "no talking or picture taking". Some people just can't help it so they visper. The security guards, on the other hand, scream at people to not to talk. So, there goes the humbling experience :)
The Vatican pictures are posted. Enjoy!
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