ri Alban Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 5 hours ago, redjambo said: Good idea, ri. Make it so! I'm on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 32 minutes ago, ri Alban said: Thanks bud. Slowly getting there, but it's hard to watch. Keep your chin up, all the best to you both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysthereinspirit Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 5 hours ago, Jambo-Jimbo said: Do you know how much they were charging to visit John Paul II tomb, think it was €7 back in 2014 (which I didn't do), I can remember the days when you got down in the crypt below the basilica for free, including John Paul II tomb, that was before they made him a saint though. We paid 50 euros for a 3 hour tour which included head phones for everyone. We didn’t stand in line(easily 2 hours saved) included the Vatican museum, Sistine, Vatican and the crypt. Once the 3 hours were up you could do it all again alone for as long as you liked as you were already inside. We caught the changing of the Swiss guard too by luck. i thought it was worth it. Guide was an American and everyone on the tour(20) spoke English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 53 minutes ago, Morgan said: Keep your chin up, all the best to you both. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Cockade Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 St Peter's is amazing we were there last year and it's free entry and I don't think we paid anything to see the crypt either it's huge and takes a good few hours to go round Pantheon and Colosseum are fantastic too and many others around Rome Edinburgh Castle ,the Scott Monument, Forth Road Bridge closer to home Loads of places in Edinburgh really, Old Town and New Town Would be a shame if we lost the Sheep Heid Inn as that's pretty special Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Tarkin Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 14 hours ago, The White Cockade said: Would be a shame if we lost the Sheep Heid Inn as that's pretty special Love the Sheep Heid Inn. Easter Sunday tradition is to roll the eggs down Arthurs Seat then the Sheip Heid for a few pints before home for a slap-up family dinner. Magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 16 hours ago, alwaysthereinspirit said: We paid 50 euros for a 3 hour tour which included head phones for everyone. We didn’t stand in line(easily 2 hours saved) included the Vatican museum, Sistine, Vatican and the crypt. Once the 3 hours were up you could do it all again alone for as long as you liked as you were already inside. We caught the changing of the Swiss guard too by luck. i thought it was worth it. Guide was an American and everyone on the tour(20) spoke English. The queues can be horrendus at times and it always amazes me that despite the signs and warnings you still get folks inappropriately dressed wearing skimpy shorts and vest tops who have waited an hour ot two only to get turned away by security. 3 hour tour for €50 sounds like good value for money, as the Museum entry is €17 on it's own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 16 hours ago, The White Cockade said: St Peter's is amazing we were there last year and it's free entry and I don't think we paid anything to see the crypt either it's huge and takes a good few hours to go round Pantheon and Colosseum are fantastic too and many others around Rome Edinburgh Castle ,the Scott Monument, Forth Road Bridge closer to home Loads of places in Edinburgh really, Old Town and New Town Would be a shame if we lost the Sheep Heid Inn as that's pretty special Yes the crypt is free, but if you want to see the tomb of John Paul II it cost €7 (in 2014). Pantheon is my favorite place in Rome, although the last time I was there I had to queue to get in and once inside it was heaving, never had to do that before, every other time I'd been there it wasn't as busy as this, sometimes only a dozen or so people inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 I would add the Blue Mosque Istanbul to all those previously mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Cockade Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 the Charles Edward Stuart Monument at Glenfinnan Commando Monument Spean Bridge Wallace Monument Edinburgh Castle Stirling Castle Scone Palace Rosslyn Chapel in fact so many places in Scotland that would be a tragedy to lose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 13 minutes ago, The White Cockade said: the Charles Edward Stuart Monument at Glenfinnan Commando Monument Spean Bridge Wallace Monument Edinburgh Castle Stirling Castle Scone Palace Rosslyn Chapel in fact so many places in Scotland that would be a tragedy to lose Meant to ask, when you were at the Vatican did you visit your family's monument in the Basilica and your casket in the crypt containing......... er...........um...........your bones, and that of your brother & father, sire. Must be kinda cramped in there with the three of yous. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Cockade Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 9 minutes ago, Jambo-Jimbo said: Meant to ask, when you were at the Vatican did you visit your family's monument in the Basilica and your casket in the crypt containing......... er...........um...........your bones, and that of your brother & father, sire. Must be kinda cramped in there with the three of yous. ? a very emotional moment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 2 hours ago, The White Cockade said: a very emotional moment! I bet it was. ? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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