St. Peter's Basilica

After viewing the Sistine Chapel, we decided to head to the Vatican cafeteria for some lunch. When we finished eating, we tried to go back the way we came so we could see St. Peter's Basilica. Unfortunately, security wouldn't let us go back that way and we ended up having to go through the Vatican again just so we could avoid the long lines outside to St. Peter's Basilica!!! It was crowded in the morning...just think what it was like at 2pm! So we went as quickly as we could through everything we had already seen...and tried to navigate through all the people. Eventually we made it back to the Sistine Chapel and took the exit that would lead us to where we wanted to go. Finally, we were on the other side of the Vatican and at St. Peter's Basilica. However, we realized that we had lost one of our own! Trying to find someone at the Vatican is really like looking for a needle in the haystack. Luckily, after about 25 minutes or so, we were able to locate our friend.
The square of the basilica is huge:















I took a ton of pictures, but tried to narrow it down to some of my favorites.











































As usual, I took a video: