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David in front of the original(?) entrance to the Vatican museums.
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Me in front of a Vatican dome. In between there was a nice big garden.
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The New Wing of the Vatican. The bronze sphere is a version of Sfera con sfera. ("Sphere within sphere")
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You can't take pictures inside the Sistene Chapel. But, you can take pictures of a display showing pictures someone _else_ took inside the Sistene Chapel!
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And here's a picture of pictures of the ceiling. Really, the Sistene Chapel is worth the visit - don't judge it by these super low-res pictures!
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David in Museo Chiaramonti which had a ton of busts.
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A view of Rome from a window of a Vatican museum.
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This is a statue of the person who let in the Trojan horse being punished.
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This is actually a mini-mosaic! Found in the Room of the Animals.
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David in a room with...a big bowl. Unfortunately I didn't write down its significance. (also, we had to take this picture really quickly (see all the people around!) so we didn't have time for a proper pose)
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The bowl room - the mosaics on the floor were very nice! I like mosaics.
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Another beautiful mosaic in a different room.
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One of the many rooms of the Vatican. Hopefully you can get a sense of how crowded it was (very).
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Some of the beautiful frescos on the ceilings. The one on the right is a coronation of a Pope.
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The tapestry room. (sorry for the picture quality - it was pretty dark)
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A tapestry of the adoration of the Magi. (or at least the adoration of someone...it's a little hard to tell!)
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A tapestry of Jesus emerging from the tomb. (I think)
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The ceiling of the map room. (yes, there is a map room!) The frescos on the ceiling correspond with the maps below.
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A closeup of the ceiling of the map room.
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A map of...something. I'm honestly not sure.
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Another pretty map! Of...something. But I'm pretty sure that blue stuff is water!
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OK, this one's definitely Italy.
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The Room of the Immaculate Conception.
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Closeup of the big fresco behind the altar in the Room of the Immaculate Conception.
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While walking by a window we saw this fountain, so of course we had to take a picture. This might be the only fountain we saw in Vatican City!
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A giant fresco of the Room of Constantine, which was done by Raphael.
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A fresco on the ceiling of the Room of Constantine. You can see the pagan statue being destroyed in favor of a cross.
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Fun safety signs in a room that was being renovated!
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A beautiful fresco by Raphael in the Room of the Signature. This fresco represents the Dispute over the Blessed Sacrament.
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The ceiling of the Room of the Signature, also painted by Raphael.
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Even the floor of the Room of the Signature was pretty!
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Next we moved on to St. Peter's Basilica. Here's the outside of the Papal balcony.
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The inside of St. Peter's Basilica - it's enormous!
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The tomb of Pope John Paul II.
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This is down the main axis of the Basilica. On the floor to the left are engraved the lengths of other big churches, proving this one is the largest!
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A bronze status of St. Peter - people were lined up to kiss its foot.
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The giant bronze canopy in the center of the basilica. Apparently it's the biggest bronze piece ever made in Rome - the columns were done as one piece!
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The altar of the basilica. The dove in the window (which you can barely see) represents the Holy Spirit.
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Looking up into the dome. Those letters are bigger than they seem - for some perspective, see the people above them!
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Looking back towards the entrance of the basilica. Notice the interesting clocks at the top left and right - we're not sure what the second one is or why it has a weird scale.
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Swiss guards outside the basilica.
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We finished the tour! Here's David in St. Peter's Square.
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And me in front of a fountain in St. Peter's Square.
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We found these Aquabeads in a toy shop near our hotel - they look a lot like Perler beads!
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David about to flip a coin into the Trevi Fountain! (according to legend, this means you will return to Rome)
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Both of us in front of the Trevi Fountain.
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The Trevi Fountain itself is very pretty. (not pictured: tons and tons of people sitting nearby)
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