This is St. Peters Cathedral from the central court outside.
Here is a close up of some of the statues on top of the cathedral.
This is on the steps of the cathedral looking across the square.
Next we visited the Vatican Museum. These next two pictures are of the trompe l'oeil painting on the ceiling of one hallway. These paintings are actually flat, but the style causes them to appear raised. Very Beautiful.
After many more hallways and rooms in the Museum we finally got to the Sistine Chapel which is the end of the tour. Pictures and words do not begin to do justice to the beauty of the place. the paintings are amazing. Here are a few pictures I was able to get. Many people were told not to take pictures, but because I did not have the flash on I was able to steal a few pics. Here is an overall of the ceiling.
This is one end wall.
A close up of part of the ceiling.
Finally probably the most famous fresco, the creation of Adam.
After leaving the Sistine Chapel, we then entered St. Peters Cathedral. This is a picture of the Pieta sculpture by Michealangelo.
This is the ceiling of one of the domes.
Here is looking toward one of the altars. The next picture is a close up of the stained glass window seen in behind the altar in the middle of the picture.
Finally theseare a couple of pictures of the sunset from on deck on the third day. One is a sailboat in the distance, and the other is one of the cruise ships leaving at the same time we did.
It was another great day that we enjoyed very much.
