Rome Day 4

So today is the day that I go to the Vatican. I got on the subway and made it to the meeting place. They were giving a discount for students but they wouldn't take my ID card because it wasn't a certain type. Oh well, so our tour guide was a women from Florida with a masters in art history. This is the type of tour guide that I was hoping for. So after I went through security and got my headset, we went to the Vatican Museum.

I never could have imagined what I was about to see. It was without a doubt the greatest thing that I have ever seen. Just seeing all of the paintings and sculpters was breathtaking. I took a lot of pictures because I can't really describe everything.

After the Vatican Museum I walked through the Sistine Chapel. They are really serious about not taking pictures in their. They had people walking around and I even saw them kick someone out because they were using their flash. So with that and respect for the church I didn't take any pictures.

The tour ended at St. Marks square. The tour guide pointed out the popes bedroom and where he works. So I headed in to the Basilica, the biggest Church in the world. I spent a least 3 hours walking around in their before I left to go to the Spanish steps. When I was done at the Spanish Steps I walked to the biggest park that I have ever seen. I had a lake in it where you can take boats out for a while. I stayed their for a little be and then walked about 3 miles through Rome to get back to my hostal. I figured that since I was only here one more day that I should see as much as I can.

I actually became pretty good friends with the guy that runs the hostal and he bought me some adult beverages so I could celebrate my trip to Rome with some of the other Americans in the hostal. Lets just say that it was fun night!