Rome - Candia Residences
We had ordered our tickets for the Vatican Museums online, so we were able to skip the very long queue. As it was quite early we decided to make a beeline for the Sistine Chapel, hoping that the bulk of the crowds hadn't reached it yet. As we eventually found out though, there was no chance of avoiding the crowds. The chapel itself is worth visiting, K would like the job of the person who "shushes" everyone (you are meant to be silent, but almost noone is), she thinks she would be very good at it. We then wandered back to the beginning of the museums and visited all of the other fabulous rooms with all sorts of artwork, having to visit the Sistine Chapel a second time so we could exit.
We then went to the ancient Roman part of the city to visit the Colosseum, Palatine Hill and the Forum. We've seen a number of Roman ruins on our travels, we finally made it to the "real" Roman ruins! This took up most of the rest of the day, though we did manage to fit in the Tivoli Fountain on the way back to the hotel.
We had ordered our tickets for the Vatican Museums online, so we were able to skip the very long queue. As it was quite early we decided to make a beeline for the Sistine Chapel, hoping that the bulk of the crowds hadn't reached it yet. As we eventually found out though, there was no chance of avoiding the crowds. The chapel itself is worth visiting, K would like the job of the person who "shushes" everyone (you are meant to be silent, but almost noone is), she thinks she would be very good at it. We then wandered back to the beginning of the museums and visited all of the other fabulous rooms with all sorts of artwork, having to visit the Sistine Chapel a second time so we could exit.
We then went to the ancient Roman part of the city to visit the Colosseum, Palatine Hill and the Forum. We've seen a number of Roman ruins on our travels, we finally made it to the "real" Roman ruins! This took up most of the rest of the day, though we did manage to fit in the Tivoli Fountain on the way back to the hotel.
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