Lines were short for our pre-summer visit to the Vatican. We just missed the Pope's Easter blessing, but it seems we missed the masses as well.
St. Peter's Square is one of my favorite places to visit and now I was able to show Jesse the beautiful design.
The longest line was to see St. Peter's Basillica.
It houses Michelangelo's masterpiece: La Pieta
The alter with Bernini's baldacchino is said to be the largest piece of bronze in the world.
The Gallery of Maps in the Vatican Museum was painted from 1580-1583 by Ignazio Danti and is spectacular!
The School of Athens fresco by Raphael was Jesse's second favorite painting.
Jesse's favorite was of course the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo! The guards in the room kept yelling, "No Photo!" That didn't stop Jesse or the myriads of others from taking pictures. At least Jesse didn't use his flash.
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