St. Peter's Basilica

We also toured St. Peter's Basilica this morning. Where do I begin?

Let's start with Michelangelo's Pieta. 

The incorrupt body of Pope St. John XXIII:

The Holy Door at St Peter's:

The holy water font at St Peter's -- guarded by angels!

In the niches surrounding the central altar and Bernini's baldacchino, you'll find four over-life-size statues were of St. Andrew, St. Veronica, St. Longinus and St. Helena, each associated with one of four relics: St Andrew's skull, the veil used by Veronica to wipe Jesus' face, the lance used by St Longinus to pierce the heart of Jesus on the cross, and the true cross found in Jerusalem by St Helena. Below are those statues.

St Andrew 

St Longinus

St. Helena 

St Veronica

And it wouldn't be a visit to St. Peter's without some Swiss Guard shots. Poor guys! All day long people are taking photos of them!