I wanted to visit Rome for two reasons. First, because it is a historically significant city with many incredible sights and tourist attractions. Second, because of the Vatican. Visiting Rome during the holidays meant that we could visit St. Peter's Basilica on Christmas day which felt like it would be an incredible experience.
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| In St. Peter's Square at the Vatican |
I had a Lonely Planet book of Europe that I bought before I flew to Belgium and I used it to identify which sights we would visit. The film Angels and Demons hadn't come out yet when we visited Rome but it turns out we visited a lot of the places that were featured in the movie, including the Pantheon, Castel Sant'Angelo, and Piazza Navona.
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| Inside the Pantheon |
We visited most of the Roman landmarks on our first full day there.
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| The Colosseum |
While we did see a couple more places on our last day there, the focus was spending time at St. Peter's Basilica for the Christmas celebrations led by Pope John Paul II.
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| Christmas at the Vatican |
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