When in Rome...

So today is our last full day in Rome, so we wanted to fit in as much touristy sight-seeing as possible. We went to St. Peter's Basilica this morning, and it was glorious. The most glorious part was that inside the church it was only 75 degrees as opposed to the 105 outside. That and Michelangelo's Pieta. We got some great photos that will hopefully be posted soon. We then headed to the Musei Vaticana to see the Sistine Chapel. The line outside was short so we, of course, counted our chickens before they hatched and unknowingly embarked on a 12-mile long walk through the museum, passing at least 25 signs saying "Capella Sistina: This Way." Each doorway we went through had confused and sweaty tourists on autopilot snapping away at the ceiling, only to find that it was white stone and not the beautiful frescoes. After many miles through the halls and many flights of stairs both up and down, we finally entered the chapel. It was beautiful, as expected, and I even got a picture of the Creation of Adam before an angry security guard shut down my camera.

Now we are going to walk along the river to the Ancient City to see the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, and Palentine Hill. We still aren't sure what the Forum is...is it all of the ruins? Or just one part? We will find out I suppose. We could take the subway, but we decided that walking along the river beats being squished up against lots of sweaty people with B.O. We are trying to embrace the stinkiness, but it's hard.

We leave Rome tomorrow and literally "head for the hills." We're renting a car and driving through Tuscany and Umbria to get to Florence on the 27th. We're trying very hard to get lost in tiny non-touristy villages, so updating the blog may be difficult.

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Ciao!
Jennifer and Jamie