21-SEP-2007
The Vatican
Day 2 Saturday Sept 22 starts with figuring out the bus system which is quite easy to follow. I was dropped off next to the Vatican and tried to find some one who could point me to the excavations office to get my ticket. The Vatican sad to say was the least helpful area in all of Italy. I asked about 7 people including someone at information and they didn't know where the office was. They kept telling me to find the Swiss guards, Like I'm suppose to know where they are located. The vatican doesn't exactly have neon or well marked signs saying Swiss guards here. But I finally found it and waited about 10 minutes for the tour to start.
21-SEP-2007
Vatican Scavi Tour
I highly recommend the Scavi (means excavation) Tour under St Peters Basillica. They only allow about 20 people per tour group and you have to request months in advance by going to their website and getting the fax number. Not recommended if you are very clausterphobic or are of a larger size.Some of the halls are extremely narrow. But worth the tour if into history. Unfortunately no photos are aloud once inside so this is all I got.
21-SEP-2007
Once you walk into the area of the Vatican you almost instantly feel like you have done something wrong.
