"Passing Through the Museums" Vatican City Travelogue by grandmaR

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Passing Through the Museums - Vatican City
Vatican guide - Vatican City

Vatican guide

We got to the Vatican about 9:30. My grandson had said he wanted to see the Sistine Chapel so the driver Sandro had hired a Vatican guide for us

Walking through the museum - Vatican City

Walking through the museum

The guide took us quickly through the museums

Green marble lobster sculpture - Vatican City

Green marble lobster sculpture

Explaining what we were looking at

Faun statue with guide - Vatican City

Faun statue with guide

We could take pictures everywhere except the Sistine Chapel. We sat at one end of the room and looked at the paintings.

Sunburst window over St. Peter's alter - Vatican City

Sunburst window over St. Peter's alter

We also went through St. Peters - inside and out.

Looking back at St. Peters Square - Vatican City

Looking back at St. Peters Square

We were finished there by about 11:30.

St. Peters dome - Vatican City

St. Peters dome

and Sandro picked us up for the Rome part of the tour.

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