Running Around the Vatican

I thought that I would only have one chance to run the perimeter of a country [or a City-State].  So I set out yesterday morning:

The morning was really hazy and dank, which made running difficult.  I ran south west to the Tiber River and followed it to the bridge to the Vatican.  Here is Caste Sant'Angelo in the morning light [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castel_Sant'Angelo].

I crossed the bridge and rounded the corner towards St. Peter's Basilica, here is the view:

As I approached the Basilica the morning bells started to ring:

I stopped a few times on my run to take some photos as I circled the Vatican:

and yes, at the end of my run I positioned myself with the obelisk monument to capture an image of the sun poking around it.

We are now in Greece.  The run tomorrow will be interesting.