As promised, here is my review of the Vatican and Vatican City. Not being a Catholic or overly religious person, you might think why go and bother to visit The Vatican? Firstly, I was always intrigued to see the spot where on Easter Sunday the Pope came on to the balcony to wish all his followers a Happy Easter. I was also keen to see Vatican City in order to cross off another city from my list of cities visited. Finally, I had always wanted to see Michelangelo's great work - The Last Judgement and visit the Raphael Gallery. Was I impressed with the tour of the city and Vatican? Yes, I cannot find enough adjectives to describe my feelings and emotions on that ...  Read the complete review

A major must for any catholic but even if your not it really is a thing of beauty, a must see destination for anyone. When we toured we started at the Vatican museum first, please allow yourself 2 days to visit the Vatican. The beauty within is amazing, tapestries, paintings from pre Christ and post, sculptures by many famous artists, beautiful gardens to sit and relax, fountains. This day often finishes with the Sistine chapel, Michelangelo’s pride and joy, a ceiling painting of the Last Judgement. When we walked into the room I was dumbfounded by the shear beauty. You can almost feel the pain he must have suffered those years on his back. The attention to detail can ...  Read the complete review