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2000 Italia: Basilica di San Pietro (Saint Peter's Basilica) 2
The dress code is clearly marked: no short pants and no bare shoulders. Bare midriffs are unwelcome too. Tank tops, skimpy athletic tops, displays of skin, and clingy clothes are problematic. It's hard to tell when and where in Rome this dress code will be enforced, but it's a good bet that you'll be challenged in St. Peter's, the Vatican Museums, and some of the other churches. Of course, by the time you see this sign you're far away from your hotel, so pack your day pack accordingly.
Those of you who know me know that I spend much of my life in shorts. Even in cold weather, even in the overcast rain, I travel with hiking boots and white-water sandals, shorts, and a GoreTex jacket. Luckily for our group I keep a very lightweight pair of pants tightly wrapped in the bottom compartment of the "big boy backpack", under Isaac's seat. In the full view of several of the Swiss Guard and a couple bemused tourists I unroll and don my pants without taking off the pack or my boots. Then we enter walk under the façade, between the columns, to come face-to-face with the Puerto Santo (the Holy Door; Portam Sanctam in Latin). We're able to walk through the Puerto Santo because we're in a Jubilee Year.
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