This was a lesson learned by taking a chance. The Vatican Museums open everyday at 9 a.m. We figured that by showing up thirty minutes early, we’d be at the front of any queues. Wrong! At 8:30 a.m, the queue already stretched all the way down the block, around the corner, and down the next block as well. We never imagined the queues could be so long. This was a line that would take HOURS. There was no way we could wait in it and also make our reserved tour of the Scavi (excavations underneath St. Peter’s) in the afternoon.
While we stood, disheartened, at the back of a long queue thousands of tourists long, we were approached by a young woman. There were some extra places in a 9 a.m. guided group tour in English. If we hurried, we could join that tour. We took the chance and gave up […]
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