All Roads Lead To...The Vatican?

This morning we went on another field trip/walk around parts of the city. We came to an enclosed, military protected compound, belonging to an exclusive order of Catholic monks. The main door was locked, so we peeped in the keyhole:

Its hard to see in the distance, but that's St. Peter's (I think) directly down a row of orange trees. I wasn't so interested because it was cold and rainy this morning, but it made a good photograph.

We ended up being let into the compound from a different point, and looking over the city from one of many scenic cliffs on the surrounding hills. While we were there, we met three nuns from the states spending a year abroad in Rome, as part of whatever schooling they were doing, and I realized that there are so many people in the world who would appreciate where I live-the former monastery of a Vatican-affiliated church-more than I do.