We started the day early to get to the Vatican Museums. We wanted to see Michelangelo's ceiling in the Sistine Chapel. We waited in an 1.5 hour line around the Vatican city wall, but it wasn't too bad because it was a good opportunity to people watch. There were tour guides offering tours which would skip the que but they wanted an extra 29 Euros each which gets pretty pricey. We entered the museum and immediately went to the post office to mail some post cards as we heard the vatican's postal service is the most reliable.
The Vatican museums consist of 4 miles of art, which we could not physically do. However, we did walk for 2 hours and saw some amazing sculptures, frescoes, tapestries, and a really cool gallery of maps painted on the walls of Italy. It all culminated at the sistine chapel where we spent some time admiring Michelangelo's ceiling. It consisted of the different Bible stories, including the creation of Adam and Eve, their expulsion from the garden of eden, the flood and many other Bible prophets. After leaving, we were dumped out in to the entrance of St. Peter's Basilica. This is the largest church on earth and let me tell you, you can not imagine the immensity of this place unless you seen it yourself. From the floor to the top of the dome is the length of a football field. It was quite a sight. After walking out to St. Peter's square we walked across the Tiber River and headed to the Pantheon. There we again gawked at the immensity of this structure. Huge granite columns dating back 2000 years ago. It is amazing because it is so well-preserved for being so old.
We then enjoyed a dinner at a little cafe around the corner and a gelato on the steps of the Pantheon. All and all, it was a good day.
I am really going to miss Roma! I love the outdoor cafe's in all the back alleys- you felt like you were on a movie set. The weather has been perfect-70's during the day, 60's at night. This has been an unforgettable experience.
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