Today was our first actual/full day in Rome. We had the morning to relax and try to use the wifi, and in the afternoon we went to the Vatican City and saw the Vatican museum, the Sistine Chapel, and St. Peters Basilica.
Then we got back in the bus and went into the city center and saw the fountain with neptune (threw a coin in!) and the Pantheon, which I learned is a temple to all the Gods, marking them as equals, and is 2 feet larger than the dome of St. Peters.
(the Dome of the Pantheon)
We had a pizza dinner that was good and got to know the other group a little. Now we are back at the hotel getting ready for the colosseum tomorrow.
(Inside the Vatican museum)
(the Dome of St. Peters)
The Vatican city/Chapel/Basilica are so huge! Standing inside St. Peters makes me feel so small. There is even a mummified Pope that you can see.
We went to a market this morning and that was cool to see and spend time looking around and buying cheese.
So much so much done and seen today, we went so fast, I would like more time to just sit and observe people. I don't like this past passed run-through to look at things just for a moment. I can't even remember the names of most of the things we saw.
I like windows. I've noticed walking and driving around this city that looking up at the apartments and seeing in for just a few minutes is like getting just a brief bit of someones like and story. Kind of like how people say 'eyes are the windows to the soul,' what if windows are like the eyes of a story?
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