IMG_0523 - Opening to the crypt where the other popes' remains are, and John's were until 2001.
|
IMG_0526 - Monument to the Catholic, Stuart kings of Britain.
|
IMG_0529
|
IMG_0530
|
IMG_0531 - The Swiss Guard have guarded the Popes since 1506.
|
IMG_0534 - St Peter's Basilica, prepared, as often, for a large audience.
|
IMG_0535 - Huge St Peter's Square with its Egyptian obelisk.
|
IMG_0536 - St Peter's Square with the jumbled ends of the Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums.
|
IMG_0537 - A mosaic shop in St Peter's souvenir area. The Borghese family eagle.
|
IMG_0538 - Stone chips for the mosaics.
|
IMG_0541 - There is a commercial area right next door to St Peter's square for our lunch break.
|
IMG_0542 - Piazza del Sant'Uffizio is convenient for services for St Peter's visitors.
|