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Europe· Italy· Rome· Travel and Adventure

Roma MMXV – Day 2

Our final day in Rome started with a visit to the Vatican City – the world’s smallest country. There are three main sites to see in the Vatican: St. Peter’s Basilica, Sistine Chapel, and Vatican Museum. And they are all worth a visit and someday we will visit the museum.

We only explored St. Peter’s Basilica on this trip. Even though we’ve visited this place a few times in the last couple of years, we are still in awe of its enormous size and opulence of its interior. Too breathtaking for words!

St. Peter's Basilica

 

@ the Vatican

 

details inside the basilica

Details of the dome ceiling

Baldachin

Bernini’s enormous 85 foot bronze baldachin

sculptures....

 

Inside St. Peter's Basilica

 

La Pieta

Michelangelo’s marble sculpture La Pietà 

details...

 

perspective

Just a perspective of how enormous this church is…

Monument to pope Alexander VII

Pope Alexander VII’s monument by Bernini

ceiling details

More dome ceiling detail

Columns

Pontifical Swiss Guards

Pontifical Swiss Guards

 

Lunch across the Pantheon

After lunch, we visited the best preserved ancient Roman monument – the Pantheon. We admired its majestic architecture, ornate interior, and of course – the fascinating giant dome.

Pantheon in Rome

Here’s one fascinating fact – the Pantheon’s dome is still the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world.

inside the Pantheon

 

Columns inside the Pantheon

 

ornate details

 

view from inside the Pantheon

 

admiring the Pantheon

 

bike and flowers

Found this cute bike on our way to get a few treats

gelati

 

roaming in Rome

 

@ the piazza

We headed to Piazza Navona to enjoy the architecture, people watch, and order a couple of tartufos.

Piazza Navona

 

Artwork @ the Piazza

 

Fountain at Piazza Navona

 

pasta for sale

 

creations

This man’s crafts were made from soda cans

in Rome

 

Castel Sant'Angelo

Hadrian’s mausoleum aka Castel Sant’Angelo – has great panoramic views of Rome.

the view from the castle

 

more views

 

Panoramic view of Rome

 

angel

 

Inside Castel S'antAngelo

Ornate room at Castel Sant'Angelo

artwork

 

canon

 

too tall for the door

Tall man, short door 😉

arch

 

face to face

 

tall trees

 

Castel Sant'Angelo

It was a busy day and we must have walked at least 10 miles – worth all the fun!

Enjoy your day!

♥ Emms

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