That's not the Christmas Spirit

If you'll notice, they were putting up a Christmas tree... which turned out to be a multi-colored, tree-shaped, light post which isn't... um, Christmassy. But even the Vatican's Christmas display was weak. It wasn't even lighted, and the manger scene still hadn't been put up completely by the time we left which was on the 20th. Of all the places in the world to go all out on Christmas, you'd think the Vatican would be one of them. I'm just guessing that they probably aren't having funding problems, so what's the excuse? I'm not sure.


To the left is a picture of the Vatican. Actually, is it the Vatican or St. Peter's Basilica? St. Andrew? One in the same? I clearly care. See if you can find the Christmas Tree. OH you can't, because there are no lights on it hardly. Please ignore my shoddy camera skills... apparently the combination of night time, unsteady hands, and rain made it nearly impossible for me to get a good picture. Anyway, Merry Christmas, the Vatican.