The Vatican City

The Vatican is a city state surrounded by the city of Rome. It is considered the smallest country in the world. It is home to the pope  and a spiritual center for Roman Catholics around the world. The museum is home to an incredible art collection including the Sistine Chapel with the famous paintings by Michelangelo on the ceiling. ( pictures are not allowed in the chapel and talking is not allowed when in there, so no pictures for you but it is impressive ) This is where the famous painting of the creation of man, Adam, is found. It is so crowded everywhere you only see up when you are as short as I am.

Here are a few pictures for you:

We took a group tour to skip the lines: the long line of people are waiting hours to enter. We went right in, so worth the money.:

The famous Saint Peter's Square: everyone has seen this on T.V. or in a movie. It is much bigger than you think it will be.

A few of the sights we saw during our tour.

I will do one of Saint Peter's Basilica next but it was so crowded we didn't stay long. With few people it would be a place you could spend hours in. It is the largest church in the world.

As you've noticed we are continuing to blog to catch up with all that we saw and did on this adventure, so stay tuned.