Italy 5 - Rome 1: Vatican City

Actually, the title is a mistake. Vatican isn't within Rome. It's a country by itself - the smallest country in the world! But u need to get to Rome to go to Vatican...


We reached Rome well past noon. Feeling terribly hot and hungry, we had to carry our heavy backpacks to this restaurant (also highly recommended by Lonely Planet) for a late lunch. Had the best pizza throughout our stay in Italy here, and also superb strawberry tiramisu!


After lunch, we carried our huge backpacks and walked back to the station again to board a crowded and stuffy bus to our hotel. About 10 minutes into the journey, I noticed Sah's face suddenly turned white and sweaty, and she did not respond to my question when I asked her whether she was ok but just stared blankly. Luckily I managed to catch her from the back before she fainted onto the floor of the bus! :D A few kind Italian ladies gave up their seat to Sah. After a while, we finally reached the bus stop where our hotel was. And this was Sah recuperating by the bus stop. And me? of course have to snap this valuable picture to post it up here ma!! :p


Every road leads to Rome.


Fallen leaves after a heavy rain.


The next morning, Sah was all fresh again!


Metro in Rome.


Pillars @ Vatican.


Curve so much like the one we saw before in Bath.


Fountain.


Base of the fountain.


Clergy.


Nuns.


Interesting.


Some details...






Long queue!


St. Peter's Basilica.




Vatican guards.


The ceiling.


Sculpture by Michelangelo - Pieta.


Light.


Dragon.


Median nerve palsy? :)


Confession.


With angel.


Forgot who's this already.


St. Peter.




Long queue to touch St. Peter's foot too!






The grand dome designed by Michelangelo on top of us.