ROME day 3

Vatican ONLY...
Today we revisted the Vatican once again to go into the St Peter's basilica (Basilica S. Pietro) itself,
since we only found it last evening and never have the chance to enter.

the famous red curtained window where the pope stands and waves at his people.. :O)


Inside the basilica.. MAGNIFICIENT! no photos or videos can capture its grandeur accurately at all.. I m serious!!! Every corner of it is worth a picture. So i will take one, then i will look in the camera and think "hey, this is not what it is like in real life!" just can't do it..


After staying in the basilica for darn darn long.. we saw 2 queues at the door.
One to visit the tombs of the popes. the other to visit the cupola. The cupola? we have no idea what it is like.. so we just queued. ha..
In the end, this was a decision i will never regret for my lifetime!!!
We have to climb 551 steps to go here!!!! for 4 euros only!!


Up and close to see the mosaics on the dome..
and panoramic view of the Vatican city and Rome.. SPECTACULAR...





Each sent a postcard back home..


ha....:)


The day ended with sitting by a street outside Vatican eating our paninis, and watching how the negros and indians who are selling their stuff illegally along the street run up and down it to run away for the police...

Scenery near the street.