WARNING: You may find the end of this post disturbing if you are a Catholic without a sense of humour!
I have been told booking museum tickets it's a must in Italy. Otherwise, we risk spending the rest of our holidays from queue to queue. So I am now checking prices and websites offering this service. I have found Select Italy , Florence Art and Weekend a Firenze . And if what you really really want is to attend an audience with the Pope (along with thousands of others, don't think it's going to be one-to-one chat!) then you can get tickets for free (how generous!) completing the online form here : The Church of Santa Susanna . I was really really toying with the idea of seeing the Pope. After all, it's like going to Disneyland and seeing Mickey Mouse, isn't it? So you go to the Vatican and see the Pope! Unfortunately the audiences only take place on Wednesdays. And we happen to arrive in Rome on a Thursday and leave on Sunday. Well...at least I saw Mickey in Disneyland last year! And he was very friendly. More than the Pope, I bet.



ATENCION : Las ultimas lineas de este post pueden herir la sensibilidad de catolicos sin sentido del humor.
Me han dicho que es esencial reservar entradas a los museos en Italia. Si no se hace asi, se corre el riesgo de pasar las vacaciones de cola en cola y tiro porque me toca. Asi que esta maniana he estado mirando precios y empresas que ofrecen este servicio. He encontrado Select Italy , Florence Art and Weekend a Firenze . Y si lo que de verdad (pero de verdad, eh?) quieres es una audiencia con el Papa (junto con otras mil personas, mas o menos, y a distancia, nada de tete-a-tetes, eh?), lo que hay que hacer es reservar entradas (gratis! que generosos!) rellenando el formulario aqui: The Church of Santa Susanna . Por un momento, la idea de ver al Papa en vivo y en directo me ha tentado. Despues de todo, es como ir a Disneyland y ver a Mickey Mouse, no? Vas al Vaticano y ves al Papa. Desafortunadamente, las audiencias solo tienen lugar los miercoles. Y nosotros llegamos a Roma en jueves y marchamos el domingo. Asi que, de Papa, nada de nada. Me consuelo pensando que, al menos, vi y abrace a Mickey en Disneyland el anio pasado. Y que simpatico era! Mas que el Papa, seguro.


The weather today:
Mostly Cloudy
19C
UV Index: 3 Moderate
Wind: From the West at 12 mph
Dew Point: 13C
Humidity: 68%
Visibility: 9 miles
Barometer: 1,006.8 mb