GOD TIME: St. Pete's and Vatican City

On Saturday we spent the whole day at Vatican City. There is a ridiculous amount of stuff to see here. These are just some of the pics I took. The picture of me is at the back entrance of St. Peter's Basilica looking up the nave toward everything. The huge altar with the 4 pillars is the altar where only the pope can say mass. The picture of the statue is Michelangelo's original "Pieta," where Mary is holding the dead body of Jesus. Then we have a picture of the back altar of the Basilica. All of the golden rays coming out are very breath-taking in person. The picture doesn't do it justice, but there is a dove in the middle of the rays, and the wing-span of the dove is 6 feet! (Yes, friends, my impressive wingspan doesn't even compare.) Oh, and I almost forgot! We went under St. Peter's Basilica where alot of the popes are buried, and I was able to see the tomb of John Paul II. It was a very moving experience, and there were lots of people there praying. Sadly, no pictures could be taken. (I thought about sneaking one without a flash, but I didn't want to the take the chance of being haunted by a dead pope.)