Well there is no way to see everything in Rome in one day. It was been a long day of about 10 hours or walking and site seeing and still there are things on our list. We will be coming back into the city tomorrow. We made an early start into the city and made our way straight to the Vatican via a castle called Castel S'Angelo which is really close to the Vatican. We made our way down the road Via Della Conciliazione leaving italy and going into the smallest country in the world. Vatican city, passing the Canadian Embassy on the way. The walk into St. Peters Square was amasing. It was a great site walking into it and seeing the dome of the Vatican above us. The only problem was all the people. Everywhere you looked there were a ton of people but I guess that was to be expected. Heading through the huge line, through the metal dectectors and security we were finally inside. It is a trurly breathtaking site to be inside the Vatican and to be looking at the high alter. We spent a good hour inside and another half hour in the treasury.
Well once we were done we headed to see the Sistine chapel and the Vatican Muesuem but it was going to take us a long time to get around so we decided to save it for tomorrow and go and get something to eat since we were starving. A much needed real meal at the hardrock cafe was had stopping at the pantheon and Piazza Navona on the way. After that we took a long walk down the main shopping streets on our way to tghe Collisium. We also stopped at Foro Romano and musei capitolini. This may not sound like a lot but we walked the whole thing before walking all the way back up to Vatican to catch our train back to the campsite.
One of the greatest things about Rome is that every turn there is either a monument, a fountian, or a amazing building with tons of carvings on it. Rome has got to be one of our favorite cities we have been to so far. Tomorrow we plan on seeing the Pantheon again in more detail,the fountain Trevi, and Isola Tibernia as well as some other churches and monumnents. Oh yes and the Sistine Chapel is first on our list.
Attached is also some photos taken today. I will try and post a lot more once I get a chance.
Enjoy!!
4 comments:
Dude! Awesome pictures, I so want to see Rome one day! Glad you kids are well, and that Tony seems to have that mad love-on for you... he did break a desk by the way.. hahaha
jealous jealous jealous
those pictures are incredible.
Glad to hear you are both having a great adventure.
take care
Amazing! You guys should walk the Path of Illumination ;)
Have you seen any signs in the city that are referred to in the book (Angels & Demons, obviously)
Sorry Curt it has been a long time since I read that book. We did go to St. Peters square though infront of the Vatican.
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