Filbert visits the Vatican

The Hand, Filbert and I caught the train from the station near the Spanish Steps and headed off for the Vatican. Here's Filbert, patiently waiting in line, and casting a pretty good shadow for such a little squirrel!

I wore the Dawn shawl knit in the Angel Lace pattern that you may remember from an earlier blog entry. It was a huge hit both in the Vatican and while waiting in line. It is considered poor form to have uncovered arms (or knees - a really nice young couple in line behind us from the Netherlands hadn't thought of this and he was wearing walking shorts - they solved the problem by quickly purchasing a "silk" scarf from a street vendor which he was planning on wearing sarong style!) My thought was what better place to wear Angel Lace??? Evidently it was a good choice, as several people during the day made lovely comments.
In the Vatican Musems, we were simply overwhelmed by the artwork, statues and treasures at every turn. Filbert had dreams of grandeur when we found a pedestal that apparently had a statue in the shop for repairs - he INSISTED on posing for this photo!







Then just around the corner he found another new friend and felt the need to show off again. I think he wants to send this to the Roaming Gnome. I don't know what his friend's name REALLY is, but Filbert wouldn't stop referring to him as Guido.





The Vatican, St. Peter's and the Museums are simply and absolutely overwhelming. There are no words to describe the experience! There are so many works of art everywhere you look, that one almost becomes numb to these amazing pieces of history ... I was amazed that everything is so accessible. People are sitting on benches from hundreds of years ago, chatting near beautiful fountains, and you can literally walk up and touch many of the works. Filbert was on a roll of posing for photos, and we found one more photo op at the beginning of the Egyptian Hall. What a ham!

Becky