Western Europe - Vatican City

The Vatican, a storehouse for all the world's treasures. Not to mention the greatest temple ever built in all of Christendom.

We missed the Pope's Sunday mass by one day, and it rained while we were there. But that didn't detract from the overwhelming awe of this very powerful city-state.

Useful links:

• The Pope's Homepage

St. Peter's Basillica	Beautiful Mosaic
Swiss Guard	Pius IX
Ceiling of Vatican	Walk down stairs this way