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 Dress code at the vatican by Escadora7
Women must cover their shoulders, legs and arms, while men are required to wear long trousers. So make sure you carry a t-shirt or a pair of trousers that you can slip into before entering the vatican. Thankfully, Eva and I were dressed appropriately without even realizing it, so we did not face any incident.
Some Interesting tales -
One man had to take off his sports shirt and lay under a tree outside, bare chested, while his wife covered her strapless sun dress with his shirt.
One tourist even exclaimed, 'I am born naked and the church wants me to be wearing pants.' Vendors do brisk business outside selling paper pants, shawls and shirts, turning St. Peter's square into an open aired changing room, all accompanied by cat calls and whistles from nearby onlookers.
The guards say American and British youths are the most understanding, while the French and Italians get huffy; but the worst, they say, are the Poles. "They think just because the Pope is Polish, they can go into St. Peter's in shorts and tank tops." They are firmly turned away by God's Bouncers.
Of course as in the case most times, I am sure that this might only pertain to a select few hard cases and not all of any certain sect. The moral remains - dress appropriately to get in!
The adjoining pic is of a tourist wearing shorts stopped by one of Gods bouncers, and being prevented from entering St. Peter's Basilica.
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in the afternoon and evening it is closed so please take note and don't be surprised that the city is closing the doors after 12.00 pm,
any how the museum is opened till 9.00 pm :-) Leave a Comment
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what this is - organ? by icunme
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You can find miniatures of the Pietà everywhere in Rome and a friend made this a little mission. We discovered that if you really want to buy one, look carefully at them, because most of them in the streets and in typical souvenir shops are badly executed. She found a lovely little marble replica in a good religious art shop. It will cost more than buying one from a street vendor, but you'll be much happier with it through the years.
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When standing in the queue, reading the signage, we figure that there are two choices. The first is to go to the top by lift (and pay to do so), and the other is to walk all the way up. Bearing in mind we had a baby with us and we were all tired and extremely hot, we decided to take the lift.
Imagine my surprise when we get out of the lift, then looked up and the dome still towered above me! Shock of shocks! I know my level of fitness isn't great, and the heat was searing. I was not in a good frame of mind to fully appreciate what I was busy doing, not at all.
Then we set off to the next set of stairs upwards (there apparently was a small sign saying how many steps to the top, but we never saw it); these steps were small and led us to the front of the cupola, overseeing St. Peter's square: this was quite simply, spectacular! One could either walk around the outside of the dome and enjoy the 360 degrees view all the way around, or merely sit on one of the stone overhangs and bask in the sun.
Were we at the top yet? No.
From there on, it went even further up an even smaller staircase. The claustrophobia here was quite something, it was musty, hot, cramped and we were walking at a really odd angle, holding a baby, cameras and bags. It would have been okay if one could stop and happily have rests now and again, but as there were people coming up behind us, we felt pressured to move on and keep going. You can sit in a couple of window frames along the way, but these are few and far between and are cramped. It was dusty too.
Having said all this, when you get to the top and survey Rome from the top of St Peter's Basilica dome, and just take a moment to take in what you are actually seeing, and where you are, you are humbled by it all, and the long climb to the top becomes a distant memory :) Leave a Comment
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 by Jenniflower
They like you to have covered shoulders, no shorts or mini skirts. Also no buggys/prams or daypacks.
I saw quite a few people that shouldnt have got in, but did, so I think the security has slackened the rules somewhat. Leave a Comment
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 Gorgeous but difficult to walk
on by Jenniflower
~ Carry baby (we had a back carry-thing, which was really helpful)
~ Carry the pram (with baby in it!)
haha Fun and games. It was all done in good spirits but did slow us down somewhat. Leave a Comment
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 Queues galore! by Jenniflower
Wherever you go, whatever you see, be prepared for loooooooooooooong queues, and hope and pray that it isn't in the direct sunlight (which it normally always is), and that it will move quickly (which it generally doesnt).
Ensure you have a bottle of water on you and headache tablets for the inevitable.
Alternatively? Go at odd times, when people are less likely to be around. Leave a Comment
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 Shade, hats and
sunglasses are
prequisites! by Jenniflower
ALL the time (More info in my packing list tip). Leave a Comment
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 bus by lina112
El autobus numero 64 es el que va al vaticano desde termini y es el autobus mas usado por los carteristas en Roma. Asi que si usas este autobus para desplazarte para el vaticano ten cuidadin. Tambien debes de gastar cuidado con los carteristas en los alrededores del vaticano. Leave a Comment
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