Ciao!
So this morning 7 friends (mixed CUA and Loyola) and I climbed up the Cupola, aka the Dome of St. Peter's Basilica!!! To say the least it was an epic experience - at the top was a perfect view of the Vatican and Rome, 360 degrees around the dome.
The climb in total was 500+ steps - and a number of the group did the full thing. Honestly though, and I am not quite ashamed to say, I doubted my ability to make the whole thing so a few friends and I took the elevator up the first 200 or so steps then climbed the last 320 with the others. Words can't quite express what we were hit with when we reached the top, so I'll just go ahead and post some of the pictures :)
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| Half-way up we got to look down into the Basilica!!! |
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| This picture was taken with my camera right side up...the walkway became something of a fun house as we circled our way up the dome |
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| ...and then this happened... |
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| Vatican square! from above :) |
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| Vatican Gardens |
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| The city of Rome |
Cool! I'm not Catholic, but I would still enjoy seeing the architecture. Hope all is well.
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