Day 4: Rome

Monday, May 19, 2008

Another early morning. We met up with Dani again for a tour of Vatican City. Loved it. There was so much rich history behind all the artifacts housed in the museum. It was so much more interesting having our guide explaining everything along the way. The marble, the frescoes, the tapestries, the mosaics- all so intricate and beautiful.

I was especially taken with the Sistine Chapel. I wish I could have stayed for hours and studied all the frescoes as they recount the story of the Old Testament. Stunning.

The Vatican took up most of the day. We wandered to Piazza Navona (more great people watching) then back to the Pantheon to sit and rest. We'd planned on going back to Trevi that night in order to keep with tradition but the rain prevented us from one last night of gelato. Instead we stayed in and watched Euro MTV.