The Vatican City, HOLY SEE
I
couldn't leave Rome without having visited the Vatican City. Being
the world's smallest sovereign state, the Vatican covers only 0.44
square kilometres, but this is a place where size doesn't matter.
And there, I met Pope Benedict XVI.
Okay,
maybe I lied in the last sentence of the first paragraph, but it was
for impact and now I have your full attention (perhaps for the next
three seconds, but hey, you've gotta check out the photos).
I
got there early because I suspected that the queue would be very long and
ain't no body got time for that on a heated day. What I didn't think
of was the fact that you've got to show respect when you visit places
like this and rocking up in a pair of denim short-shorts and a black
singlet is a big no-no.
This
place houses some of the world's greatest art collections of amazing
Renaissance artists and to see the highlights of these would take at
least several hours. Trust me, give yourself plenty of time because
you don't wanna leave this place with regret of not having sufficient
time to see Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam
(which can be found in the Sistine Chapel where Michelangelo spent 4
years painting the chapel ceiling between 1508 and 1512). I actually took a photo of The Creation of Adam, can you spot it below?
I
was absolutely amazed by everything at this place. There was so
much going on that my brain couldn't process quick enough of the
images that I had captured with my eyes.
I
recently put the Vatican City on my bucket list again as I would love
to take the other travel bunnie there when we go to Italy for a
summer holiday.
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