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Our hotel was 4-stars and it was way better than the one in Paris. Our room was spacious and Dominic got his own cot. Our bed was king size and it was really comfortable. But again, there wasn't a kettle in the room (and our friend told us that all hotels in Europe do not provide kettles in the room). I must remember to bring one myself next time. There was also no bath tub, which means Dominic had to bathe under the shower - and it was really no fun for him.

Our first destination was The Colosseum - The greatest amphitheatre of the antiquity - was built in Rome, Italy, about 1920 years ago. It is considered an architectural and engineering wonder. Entrance fee costs 11 euro dollars per adult. There's a lift to go up but you may also climb the stairs. The queue was long (about 20 mins) because of security checks.

We had pizza for dinner and the next morning we had a hearty breakfast at the hotel.

Our next destination was the Vatican City, formally the State of the Vatican City or Vatican City State whose territory consists of an almost completely walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy is a microstate and the smallest independent nation in the world. It was created in 1929 as a vestige of the much larger former Papal States and governed by the Bishop of Rome (the Pope). The Vatican City can be said to be the governmental capital of the Catholic Church. Entrance to the Vatican City and St Peter's Square is free but costs 12 Euro dollars per adult to visit the Vatican Museum, Library & Sistine Chapel. We reached at about 10am and the queue was unbelievable! We were in the queue for 2 hours!

The queue. It stretched 4 walls. This is only one of them!

The Museum:

The Chapel. Can you see anything at all???:

St. Peter's Square:

The Tower:

The Church:

From Vatican, we walked to Piazza Navona and The Pantheon which were next to each other. There was some kind of manifestation going on and the Piazza Navona square was closed to public. But we managed to get in anyhow but it was after dark. The Piazza Navona is one of the most famous and arguably the most beautiful of Rome's many squares. The large and lively square features no less than three magnificent fountains. The fountains were all on construction.

The Pantheon is just another church. It is the best-preserved of all Roman buildings and the oldest important building in the world with its original roof intact. It has been in continuous use throughout its history.

# posted by Skye @ 11:02 am