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Originally Posted by mobertol
I was last in Rome mid-September 1986, Sue! It was really hot then too but I don't remember there being quite as many tourists - lots of Americans and Japanese around this time. I went into the Vatican Museums and the Basilica back then but this time just went in the Basilica as the security checks meant long queues -over 3 hrs to get in the Museum -about 30 mins to get in the church...it was worth it to see it again though. Some photos of St. Peter's follow.
1 The Pope's view
2 Carved doorway
3 The highly decorated nave
4 Heaving with tourists -folk with I-pads are a real pain!
5 Michelangelo Buonarotti's sculpture "La Pietà" - dated 1497. (Now kept behind glass).
6 Stone font
7 Cherub
8 Bronze with angel (my 2nd favourite thing)
9 Me and my guardian angel (my 1st favourite thing)
10 A bit of the Vatican's gold!
After this in the afternoon I visited Castel Sant'Angelo and the Colloseum/Foro Romano -photos to follow!
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An interesting selection of photos.