Highlights:
1. Federico, our guide. He was an amazing story teller, and was so passionate about his job. He was extremely entertaining and made the history interesting.
2. The Colosseum. Yes, I've seen it before in pictures, but there is something incredible about standing at the foot of it, and looking up at the HUGE structure. It was really something else to know the history and the stories of what went on inside, and be standing in the midst of it all.
3. The Trevi Fountain. We went once during the day and once at night, and both times it was beautiful. I threw a coin in, which means at some point I must make it back to Rome. I'm okay with that:)
4. St. Peter's Basilica- the biggest church in the world. On Saturday, we toured the inside and learned about the history, and on Sunday a couple girls and I attended the service, and saw the pope give a blessing from his window. Quite the experience!
5. The Sistine Chapel. I have seen pictures of the ceiling before, but seeing it in real life makes all the difference. I stood, looking up for 30 minutes admiring the work of Michelangelo. i don't think I ever fully knew/understood what an artistic genius he was. (no pictures allowed- so all of you reading this must travel to Rome to see it!)
And, here are some other pictures that TRY to capture the beauty in Rome.
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” -Mark Twain
