After we left St. Peter's Basilica, we went to Vatican Museums which is just located beside the St.Peter's Basilica. And we experienced the long waiting time (1 and 1/2hr) to enter this museum (I heard if booked online will be faster).
There are many famous statues, frescos (is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid lime plaster ) and tapestries(textile art) in this museum. Even though I am neither an art person nor a Christian, but still find them awesome !! This is famous "The Creation of Adam " fresco painted on the ceiling of Sistine Chapel (this photo taken from a postcard as we were not allowed to take picture in the Sistine Chapel ^_^).
very long Q under hot sun !
you can skip from the long Q by joining this type of "Skip the line" Vatican tour. I did not ask the fee since we don't want to spend money on this kind of tour..but I know the fee is high!
Luckily we spent the 1/1/2 hrs waiting time with a couple from Argentina (from the left) and two guys from Brazil . We were non-stop chatting from their experience on backpacker trip, politics, shoes, watches, taxes & etc. It was nice to know them as they are friendly and cheerful . They were also invited us to visit their country ^_^..I think I will go to Argentina since I had been to Brazil before..
View over the courtyard of the Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani), looking towards the dome of St. Peter's Basilica and the peaked roof of the Sistine Chapel (right)
This is spiral staircases leading us up to museum (check below for another spiral staircases, it is beautiful than this )
This is spiral staircases leading us up to museum (check below for another spiral staircases, it is beautiful than this )
First we entered to gallery of sculptures
prepared to jam with this kind of crowds
Apoxyomenos , I prefer to take a picture from behind, sexy man , hehehe..
this is very unique sculpture !
Sculpture of Laoco
wall painting gallery
This is textile art of, but I am not sure is this "The Last Supper" ?
The view of outside of the museum
more ceiling painting
Before we exit, saw this mini version of Vatican city
This is a most amazing staircase that I have ever seen, a spiral staircases that leading us down..
Still long Q but better than morning time that we have gone through, so advise to visit in the afternoon
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