St. Peter's Square

This isn’t my typical photo.  First, I don’t normally include people especially tourist.  Secondarily, it isn’t technically a good photo.  But I liked how you get to see the entire scene with St. Peter’s Square in the foreground and St. Peter’s Basilica in the background.  I loved the amazing architecture in Rome, especially in Vatican City.

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St. Peter's Basilica

What an amazing facility!!  An Italian Renaissance church (the world’s largest church) inside Vatican City is worth a visit regardless of your religious preference.  The architecture, design, and detail is world class.  In short, I was wowed!! 

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St. Peter's Basilica

During our trip to Vatican City, we visited St. Peter’s Basilica.  What an amazing visit!!  I don’t know if our guide bribed the Vatican official or not (hard to believe), but we got to skip the entire line.  There were thousands of people in line (at least it seemed like it) and they said the wait was about 2 hours long.  Regardless, the guide got us inside in less then 10 minutes.  It was an outstanding experience and I tried to capture as many photos as possible.  This is of the ceiling just inside the front doors.  I couldn’t use a tripod, so I did the best I could hand holding the camera.  

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Ceiling inside St. Peter's Basilica

Ceiling inside St. Peter's Basilica