09 Eastern Mediterranean Cruise Tour the sixth station-Rome Rome

Finally came to aspire and Rome, cruise itinerary of the fine, in Rome for two days, so the first day we select main to city of China, is the smallest country Vatican City.

From the Terminal to the city train down to the Vatican's direction is clear.

Because the Internet say visit the Vatican museums in line to buy tickets to wait for a serious, our early on in the tickets booked online, n-up 4 euro handling fee. On my way to the Museum see queued crowd as long, took several bends, we feel that this charge was spent.

(The Vatican Museum is castrated statue, dome and painting)

Dan Brown (Dan Brown) of the Angel and the Devil (Angels & Demons) is a very good book on the Vatican and Rome guide, if not he referred to the Vatican in a permanent Pope ordered the castration of many statues, I should not take note of the details.

Of course the Vatican Museum is the collection of past ages Pope art, including three Renaissance---Leonardo da Vinci (Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519), Michelangelo (1475-Michelangelo Bounaroti, 1564) and Raphael (Raphael Sanzio, 1483-1520). Unfortunately the Sistine Chapel to take small, okay Mr. bought me a book, the Vatican before I can see my idol Michelangelo's masterpieces: the creation and final judgment.

(Rasheal paintings of the Athens University and one of the three Renaissance)

Raphael's most famous paintings in the Vatican is one of the machine to paint in the room of the Athens University.

In the magnificent halls of Chong Li, together with the star of the human wisdom, they are different ages, different nationalities, different regions, different school of outstanding scholars and thinkers, past and present the same Church, freedom to engage in academic discussions heated, is full of lively atmosphere, with the essence of the wisdom of human genius. Picture of Central, Plato and Aristotle discussed, Plato's right hand finger day symbolizes the idea of heaven is the source of all wisdom, and Aristotle's right hand pointing at the ground, it indicates that the reality of concreteness. Around the two great philosopher drew more than 50 famous scholars, the identity and personality. They represent the ancient civilization in seven free academic: grammar, rhetoric, logic, mathematics, geometry, music, astronomy, etc. Interestingly Raphael to Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and his face painting to the top. You see, with the da Vinci faces of Plato; recent Department of floor and look like Michelangelo's heracleitus left arm brace in a piece of marble is thinking something; hand-held globe of Ptolemy around wearing a little black hat of young people face is Raphael himself.

(St. Peter's square and Switzerland guards)

3 hours we came out from the Museum, this is just a glimpse of it in a hurry.

Then went to St. Peter's square, the Sun had already drilled out of the clouds, Switzerland self-defense force soldiers still stood upright. Into St. Peter's Cathedral does not need to buy tickets, but need a security check.

(Saint Peter's Cathedral and its internal statue, canopy)

Into the Hall, the feeling of AWE, so the great Majesty of the front, but also has other reactions?! the founder of the Sisters of the statue of vivid, Pope tombstone solemn, especially Bernini masterpiece--on the martyr himself stood among Memorial bronze canopy and imagination extremely rich a magnificent Baroque St. Peter's throne.

(Michelangelo's Pietà, dome and dome overlooking the scenic)

Just enter the Hall on the right is the mourning Christ Michelangelo (Pietà), the statue is the master only 21 years completed masterpiece.

Now separated on the glass, not to touch. The old masters as versatile, not just the painter, sculptor, is an outstanding architect, Rome attractions: St. Peter's Cathedral kissing dome roof was his design.

Visit out of the Hall, we decided to embark on Milosevic dome overlooking Rome.

Because want to be lazy, so select take the lift (Elevator 7 euro, 5 euro stairs; elevator only to the location of the 200 steps, but also the remaining 300 to climb. ）。 Later I felt very wise, because behind 300 step I have climbed the stairs panting; also a lot of style, a little longer to diagonal stitch climbing up (dome is radians), for a while is rotating staircase took hanging rope up circling, and some places very narrow, it is estimated that the fat is not necessarily pass through it. However the above scene is good, take out the feel and almost on the postcard.