Vatican
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Tips for a Papal Audience in St. Peter’s Square
More Details: Tips for a Papal Audience in St. Peter’s Square(Guest post by Chris Sanders) Wow, we got front row tickets to a Papal audience in St. Peter’s Square and saw Pope Benedict the XVI up close in Vatican City! One of the more unique, interesting, and fulfilling experiences one can have in Rome is to attend a Papal general audience. There is something almost magical…
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Photo of the Week: Pope In-motion Emotion
More Details: Photo of the Week: Pope In-motion EmotionIn the fast-paced moments after a Papal audience has ended, the Pope-mobile revs up its engine (The Vatican’s equivalent of something Schumacher or Jeff Gordon or Ricky Bobby would drive) and begins circulating around St. Peter’s Square. It must be surreal to the Pope-du-jour, especially having to do this week after week (except when the…
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Top 8 Climbs for a Great City View in Europe
More Details: Top 8 Climbs for a Great City View in EuropeThere are so many ways to see and experience a city. But one of my top ways to get to “know” a city is by getting up high and looking down at it. Of course, this is not hard to do as there are usually man-made or natural high points. While I like getting a…
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Traipsing around Sistine Chapel and the Vatican Museum
More Details: Traipsing around Sistine Chapel and the Vatican MuseumNot being keen on lines and much less crowds, I instantly mentally said “yes” when I saw there was a tour of the Sistine Chapel and the Vatican Museum before the crowds got in. I was quite willing to pay for the privilege of going before the SC and VM opened – which is rather…