Rome - 22.11.2012

Today, we decided to visit St Peters Basillica. We caught the small bus (119) to stop Argentina, where we changed buses to 126, which was supposed to go to St Peters, however we ended up at the bus Termini, where we transferred to another 126, which did go to St Peters, however we went one stop to far, and had to walk back- luckily not too far. There was a queue to enter St Peters, due to security screening, but it moved quite quickly. There was obviously someone important about to leave the Vatican as there were police and guards everywhere until the motorcade had passed - pretty sure it wasn't the Pope, as not enough bell & whistles !!! We visited St Peters last time we were in Rome, and were still amazed at how big and opulent it is. We caught a cab back to the Borghese Gallery, as we didn't want to miss our allotted time slot. This gallery has a lot of Benini sculptures in it, which are beautiful works of art ! A lot of religious painting and Caravaggio's famous Boy with Flowers. The gallery is situated in the Borghese gardens, which are quiet and peaceful and are about 148 acres. There is a trolley bus, that looks like a train takes you on a tour of the park. From here we were able to find the small 119 bus back to the Piazza. A drink at the bar and then a breather before heading out for dinner.