The Vatican City
One doesn't go to Italy without visiting Vatican City. Especially for a Catholic like me, a trip to the Vatican was a definite must. For years I saw images of the place on TV, in the movies, and in print media. Though I didn't explicitly say it out loud, all I wanted to do as soon as our plane touched down at Fiumicino was to get there right away.
The way to the Vatican
At Vatican City with the scene of the nativity behind me
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica in the background
There's St. Peter's.
At the Vatican with the Nativity in the background
The Vatican all to ourselves. Not!
Statues of Saints atop the Vatican Buildings
At Vatican City in front of St. Peter's Basilica after going buying a pair of Italian leather shoes
At the Vatican with some Swiss Guards in the background guarding some entrance to the Basilica of St. Peter's
A view of the huge Christmas tree and Nativity scene at Vatican City
The Vatican with a partial view of the Basilica of St. Peter's
One of the statues atop the Vatican City
Some of the Statues atop the buildings of the Vatican
Vatican City
