After a well needed relaxing night, we got up even earlier today in order to get to the Vatican as soon as possible to avoid an extremely long wait. When we arrived the line was long, but according to Mr Buckingham it was very short... of course we saw our usual friends, the Moroccans selling ridiculously pointless items and waiting for a sign of rain to pull out their crappy umbrellas. We also met a delightful fellow who doesn't understand that he's not the only one who has been waiting for over an hour to get into the Vatican. Once we had entered the Vatican after a 2 hour wait in line, we ditched our bags in the baggage area and headed on through. Our tour of the Vatican did not disappoint, my favourite feature being the Laocoön Group statue, which I also had written a small speech on for the group. We went through amazingly decorated rooms, which featured the art of people such as Michelangelo and Raphael.
After leaving to have lunch at 2, we headed straight to St Peter's Basilica where we met another incredibly long line, but this time it was very quick to go through. The basilica was massive and incredibly ornate, and included one of it's favourite pope's (John XXIII) whose actual body was preserved and put on display in the basilica...
Now I'm back in the hostel and resting my feet while deciding what Italian cuisine to have tonight for dinner. I'm not going to complain.
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