A day at the Vatican

Today we spent all day at the Vatican. There are tons of museums with really famous art work, some of which I have actually been studying this semester. This is a picture of two of the Swiss guards, part of the Vatican army.
This is from inside St. Peter's Bascilica, the largest church in the world. It supposedly contains Peter's bones and sits on the spot where, according to tradition, he was crucified. It is also the spot of the Ben Hur style chariot races.
After standing in line for two hours we were actually able to get on top of that dome.
It was so worth it. Directly behind me is the Vatican garden and beyond that is a fantastic view of most of Rome.