- Sistine Chapel, Vatican City
(The most famous chapel in the world, the Sistine Chapel, is in front of me, at last. And look, the most iconic of Michelangelo's paintings on the ceiling - the Creation of Adam - depicting the creation of man by God. Many regard this painting as equal in fame and impact to the Mona Lisa. Inside, it is a wonderfully peaceful chapel, even with visitors standing almost wall-to-wall, craning their necks to look up at the ceiling. With earplugs from the museum's audio guide, we sat by the side for 15 minutes, just to soak it all in - imagining his every paint brush strokes, which took 5 years to complete on his back, apparently. As we walked out, we decided to send a postcard at the post-office with a stamp showing Pope Francis, right inside the museum itself, capturing this once-in-a-lifetime experience)
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