During our first morning in Rome, we rose early in order to make our 9:00am time slot to visit
The Vatican. I had taken the advice of our travel book and purchased our tickets online in advance in order to avoid standing in line. If you visit The Vatican, do the same! After riding the tram from our hotel, one of us had the brilliant idea to walk the rest of the way since we could see it (
not me). Mind you the
basilica is quite large, so it can be deceiving just how close it may be. After walking at a very brisk pace for 40 minutes, we finally arrived and were able to walk past the hundreds of people waiting in line. Once inside a calmness came over both of us and we were able to enjoy the museum. There is so much to see it can be very overwhelming. It reminded me of the
Louvre in that you could spend a week there and still have more to see and read and learn.
One of the many halls that was full of marble statues and artifacts. Notice that every inch of the room is decorated, from the marble floors to the entire ceiling.
Heather & the busts
The detail of this hallway was incredible from the ceiling to the maps that lined the walls.
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