rome...it rains...it pours...we have been away 16 days and have had rain three days...feel very fortunate...we head out to catch our hop on hop off bus and encounter a protest...farmers protesting...the police are a huge presence...
i take a few shots of those exercising their right to say enough...
the protest it taking place in front of one of the many churches in rome...we realize after a 30 minute wait that our bus is not picking us up at this location because of the protest...we dig out our map and walk to the ext bus stop...
we finally get on a bus...traffic is HORRIBLE...the whole area is impacrted by the protest...it takes us an hour more to get to our destination for this part of the day....vatican city...the sky gets darker and darker...when we arrive the sky is ready to open up...
St. Peter's is an incredible sight...
as we wait in line (in the rain...the sky has indeed opened up) a group of bishop/cardinal looking types cross the square...the are coming out for a photo op...after taking their own photo of their group they pose for photos with people...people who have gathered around them and when given the chance the people ask for photos with them...it was kind of weird actually...
we are in line for a while...we started way out where the end of the line is in this pic...we are almost in...
our first stop as we enter the basillica...the work is behind glass...some mad man attacked mary a few years ago...damaging the piece...behind bullet proof glass for safe keeping...crazy...
ginny asked for this pic to be taken...seems so out of place...
the building is really spectacular...
this is the only colored glass in the basillica...it is behind the alter...
holy moly....i took dozens of photos during this part of the day...
we leave the basillica and head to the vatican museum and the sistine chapel...the sun is out...woo hoo...
we stop for lunch....a great lunch...my favorite meal in italy i think...
the sistine chapel is hosting a concert today...it is closed...nuts...we head back to the main square to mark our spot on the journey...ginny is really a great sport with this...
we jump back on the bus and head back toward the hotel...take in a few more sights...the protest continues to impact traffic...how is this possible...
it is cooling off...the bus is standing still in traffic... i am not all that impressed...a tired girl i think...
we return to the hotel area...do a little shopping...
a protest...rain...and a concert have altered plans...that being so, we had a great day...looking forward to day two...
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