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Michelle O Visits Sistine Chapel

ORG XMIT: XVAT103 In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, US first lady Michelle Obama, left, looks up during a visit in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Friday July 10, 2009. Woman at right is unidentified. Michelle Obama also visited the Vatican Grottos underneath St. Peter's Basilica Friday, where pontiffs including Pope John Paul II, royals and even an emperor have also been laid to rest. President Obama sat down with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on Friday for a meeting in which frank but constructive talks were expected between two men who agree on helping the poor but disagree on abortion and stem cell research. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY ** (The Spokesman-Review)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
ORG XMIT: XVAT103 In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, US first lady Michelle Obama, left, looks up during a visit in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Friday July 10, 2009. Woman at right is unidentified. Michelle Obama also visited the Vatican Grottos underneath St. Peter's Basilica Friday, where pontiffs including Pope John Paul II, royals and even an emperor have also been laid to rest. President Obama sat down with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on Friday for a meeting in which frank but constructive talks were expected between two men who agree on helping the poor but disagree on abortion and stem cell research. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY ** (The Spokesman-Review)
ORG XMIT: XVAT103 In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, US first lady Michelle Obama, left, looks up during a visit in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Friday July 10, 2009. Woman at right is unidentified. Michelle Obama also visited the Vatican Grottos underneath St. Peter's Basilica Friday, where pontiffs including Pope John Paul II, royals and even an emperor have also been laid to rest. President Obama sat down with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on Friday for a meeting in which frank but constructive talks were expected between two men who agree on helping the poor but disagree on abortion and stem cell research. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY ** (The Spokesman-Review)

Earlier today, US first lady Michelle Obama looks up during a visit in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican. Woman at right is unidentified. Michelle Obama also visited the Vatican Grottos underneath St. Peter’s Basilica Friday, where pontiffs including Pope John Paul II, royals and even an emperor have also been laid to rest. (AP Photo/L’Osservatore Romano, ho)

Question (for you world travelers): Which historic site would you recommend as the top must-see to friends traveling to Rome?

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