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Vatican City is awe inspiring and so imposing. St Peter's Basillica is incredible and the best religious church/basillica I have ever seen. Its just something everyone should see, Catholic or no. I was kind of expecting a 'spiritual'moment when I saw the basillica like I experienced at Sacre Coeur, but no such luck.
The Vatican museums are also quite beautiful but I really only wanted to see the Sistine Chapel, which was predicatably at the end. Worth it though -a wow moment if ever there was one. I can't believe one man painted that, must have taken decades? Unfortunately you can't take photos and silence must be adhered to whilst you are there.
The exit leads out the back of the Vatican Museums but there is a second door for group tours. We tagged on to a group because this led us straight to the Basillica, includng the tombs of the Popes whereas taking the other exit means you will have re-queue for the Basillica. Therein is my tip for Rome.
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