Summer 2012
Last Summer, my Family and I went on a trip to Southern Italy and we visited many Historical Sites. When visiting the City of Rome on our voyage throughout the South of Italy we ended our trip with a visit to one of the most famous landmarks of the World - The Vatican. Not one thing on my whole trip throughout Italy overtook the beauty of the Vatican (not even the ice cream!!).
Whether you're Roman Catholic or not, this is an amazing place to visit. Just standing in it and trying to imagine how it was constructed those many years ago is amazing in and of itself. The feeling you get in there, the closeness to God, is priceless. I recall walking through and seeing tears down people's faces probably due to the sanctity being overwhelming!
Climbing St. Peter's Basilica
Whatever I say about the interior and the exterior of the basilica won't be enough. Just go and see it with your eyes. The emphasis for me was climbing the Dome of the Basilica. It was rather scary and the stairs were tiny and at some points you had to slant and bend under little obstacles. In some spots, the “staircase” is so narrow there’s no room for railings, so there’s a rope that runs down the middle for you to hold on to. And sometimes, it’s both narrow and incredibly slanted. Not good for claustrophobics! However, we were warned about this when starting the climb and once you get to the top the views are breath-taking. Below are some attached photos.
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