Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Vatican, Rome Day 3...

The Vatican City was a sight to see...we only had to wait in line about an hour... saw the Sistine Chapel, the church and plaza, mailed some post cards, ate an expensive lunch, and rushed off for a train ride to Naples, which we had no idea was about to be quite a nightmare upon our arrival. it is just so difficult sometimes, figuring out details with a language barrier in the mix. about a half dozen different directions and instructions, followed by me being flung onto the laps of 6 people on a bus, ended in tears, of mine, as i was completely overwhelmed, in a nasty city, not ready to run a 1/2 mile in flip flops to attempt to catch the ferry out to the isle of capri for the night.
as it turned out, we caught one, just not the fastest one, but it forced us to slow down, and enjoy the ride and the pretty sunset.
then once we got to the island sweet, Roberto came to our rescue and led us to Hotel La Tosca on the back side of the island! it was great! Capri was so cool!

Kiwi B&B

Vatican Museum line...


so ornate...


liked these floors...

Sistine Chapel (snuck this photo)

view from the dome inside the church

view of the Vatican Gardens...

St. Peter's Plaza

over 500 stairs to climb. very hot.

love the spiral staircases!





mailing my Vatican Post. said it is so effecient, mails in a day to the USA?!!!



hungry? why wait, pay 4 euros for a coke. we never did, but we did pay nearly 3 for this one.

yikes, hated that we were adding to this pollution! :(

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