Got up early to try get to St. Peters Basilica before the line got too bad. We took the bus number 115, that went up a hill with a great view of the city. We arrived at St. Peter's and the line was already very long, but we were early enough that a lot of it was in shade and it moved very quickly.
In less than an hour we were in the huge space inside St. Peters. First stop on the right was Michaelangelo's magical Pieta.
Walked down the length of the basilica, each side chapel the size of a cathedral. There is a huge 4 post alter over the entrance to St. Peter's tomb in the middle.
At the very end, where there was another alter, priests were entering in a line as a mass was starting.
Back up the other side, looking in the side chapels. just trying to capture the immense scale of the place.
Incredible mosaics. All along both sides there are statues and tombs of popes.
Up the river in the general direction of Trastevere, looking for a shopping area but Google maps was not useful. At the pedestrian bridge that goes to the centre of Trastevere, but turned in direction toward town to see what we could find. Turns out there was a large market, Campo de Fiori, with a food market in a plaza, and shops all around.
Back to Trastevere for dinner, and then back to the hotel to back for the flight the next day.
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