Not realizing that my motto; Cheap things come second, Free things come first was so true all this while, we didn't expect there were so many people wanting to go into the museum. Maybe they timed their holiday to coincide with this day. Starting the queue at the back of the line, we didn't know how long the queue was and we need to queue for how long.
> 9:00am
> 9:45am
> 10:30am
> 11:15am
After more than 2 hours, we finally reached the main entrance. Then only we knew why the queue was so long and needed such a long time. It was all because of the bag scanning station, much like what we were going through at the airport. For those who wanted to visit Musei Vaticani next time, consider these and choose the option that suits you best.
1) Wake up early and start queuing at 6~7am so that you are in front -> end up losing a few hours of sleep
2) Have a good breakfast and queue at normal hours -> end up standing and marching slowly with the crowd for 2 hours
3) Go on other days -> Less queuing, but end up paying E14/pax (RM90)
Also, be forewarned that on this particular day, the museum closed at 2pm, instead of 6pm. And if you are still with the crowd by 12.30pm, you have to return another day or the next month and queue again because they close the entrance at that time.
Once we were in, we just followed the crowd. Due to the fact that we didn't plan or try to understand the history of the place beforehand, we didn't have a target unlike Museu du Louvre. This was a little unfortunate because we might have missed many of the must-see things, but expected because there were just too many things to learn.
The few of the highlights of Musei Vaticani and Sistina Chapel:
> "Creation of Adam" by Michaelangelo on the frescoes at Sistina Chapel
> "Last Supper"
> "Pieta" by Bernini
> Laocoon & His Sons
> Melaka map at Musei Vaticani -> Bangganya!
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