The Bernini Fountain

Don't let my tired expression fool you: I really liked this Bernini fountain in St. Peter's Square.

Mr.  Hunter liked it, too.

Here's a peek of the fountain in action, accompanied by the bells of St. Peter's Cathedral.

St. Peter's Square
Vatican City
June 2008

St. Peter's Square

We ditched the Vatican Museum tour before they dropped us at the tour-sanctioned gift shop.  By this time, we were blazing and thirsty and ready to sit down for a rest before making our way into St. Peter's Square.  Shade was in short supply, but we were thrilled to find these frozen bottles of water.

Bliss!

St. Peter's Square

Vatican City

June 2008

Vatican Museum Tour

in the Vatican Library

in the Map Room at the Vatican Museum

The maps on the wall of the Map Room were lovely, but the tour itself was pretty draining.

       

"Move along.  Move along..."

Vatican Museum

Vatican City

June 2008

Flat Mr. Hunter and (technically) two countries

Flat Mr. Hunter takes in the view from atop St. Peter's Basilica.

Overlooking St. Peter's Square and Rome

St. Peter's Basilica

The Vatican

June 2006