Day two of Rome. I told you last time that Rome was kinda a let down, like we were missing something so today was the day to find out what! We started our day here at the Vatican! It is a completely different country so of course I had to find Blair a Vatican Pen.
This picture was taken at the back of the line for the St. Peter's Basillica. The front of the line is all the way at that big building. For how long the lines, it went super super quick! We were in line probably 15 minutes and it was free entry. The huge line was for the metal detectors!
This is the cieling for the dome in the Basillica! It was really pretty. Everything was so so intricate it was hard to take it all in and even harder to capture on film. Honestly, none of these do it Justice.
This is the Holy Water located at the front of the church. Brent said he didn't actually touch it so he is not sure how deep the little well is.
The alter! Very intricate, but as we looked around the entire church we both noticed a lack of the prescence of Christ. We found two paintings with Him in it (and there are about a million of paintings!). It was very hard to feel like this church was dedicated to the work of God when all the statues and paintings were of imperfect men (saints and Popes).
The Vatican is guarded by Swedish military. Here are their outfits. Now you have to be a real man to wear that to work everyday!
After St. Peter's we had to go to the main event THE SISTINE CHAPEL! This is the expensive part. It was suppose to be $15.00 Euro's per person to get in. That is a lot of money when you are travelling like us, so we brought our student I.D. cards. Now most places don't accept U.S. student I.D's. but guess what! They totally gave us the student discount! It was awesome! Half price!
We walked through the incredible hallways filled with artwork EVERYWHERE! They were also filled with tour groups. I hate tour groups, they get in the way, step on your feet rush past you just to stop and take up the entire space for as long as they want. I can't wait to be able to afford a tour!
These are the exiting stair case. Just thought it was a fun picture! (this is out of order in the sequence).
This is one of the tables on display! How pretty is that!?! In the hallways leading up to the chapel (and there were a ton of hallways) there were so many pieces of artwork it was crazy. Paintings, sculptures, bust and tapestry are just a few of the things we saw!
Okay the main event. The chapel was crowded, and my feet hurt... BAD (12 days of straight walking will do that to you!) but it was all for this! The famous creation. It was a gorgeous room, but this painting was actually a lot smaller than we were both expecting. It isn't bigger than any of the other murals of the creation.
This is the whole ceiling. The panels were HUGE! The pictures are blurry because you really aren't suppose to take pictures at all. We are such rule breakers! Everyone was suppose to be quiet because it was a sacred place but no one was so it was really hard to feel anything. At all the different Catholic Holy Sights Brent and I both found a rather lack of the spirit prescence. It is hard to feel like something is Sacred when you have to pay to get into it.
After the Vatican we had one more free museum to use on our Roma pass to make it worth the money, so we found a castle to go to. We weren't expecting much but it actually turned out to be very VERY cool. This picture was from the top tower!
These type of doors were all over. Most were shut and locked but the ones we did get to go through lead through passageways and everything. I guess it is one of the things that made this castle so fun. It was a tourist location but it was bumpy and not really designed for tourist so it actually felt authentic.
This was in one of the many open space. At some point this castle was used for battle because cannonballs and cannons and catapults were everywhere.
This is outside the church. This bridge was awesome! Huge statues everywhere!
By the end of this it was still pretty early but we were so so so so so TIRED! 12 days of running around Europe with your head cut off is really exhausting especially when you don't get to board a plane and come back home... But being in Rome we had to try the pizza. It is so confusing trying to order off of a menu that you can't even read or pronounce. We tried three or four different places before I walked into a pizza place pointed at two slices and paid (only 4.33 Euro's!) They cut a huge slice, re-warm it cut it in half and then make a sandwhich. Honestly, I prefer little ceasar's, which means I probably didn't spend enough or didn't get the right thing but EVERYTHING looked the same... oh well!
It was a fun day in Rome but I had to BREAK the promise I made my Dad... I had to spin in a public square as if to announce "Hello World, I AM HERE!" (his words not mine!) This is a hilarious picture to me because it was pretty crowded and I got a ton of funny looks! Love you Dad, sorry to disobey your request!
Rome was fun but it felt like the cost of London for the living condition of Greece, a little bit of a let down. This is how most people who have been have also felt so I guess we are all just missing something.
Things I want to Remember about Rome:
Only two trains that intersect in one place= not good
Tour groups=bad
Chocolate Chip Gellato is AMAZING
Outside of Churches are plain whereas inside are really intricate
Smells bad
1 Euro shirts!
City didn't seem to special to us :(
EVERYONE uses their horn
People won't really stop for you at the cross walk
It is really nice to stroll around the city
Street Vendors are a ripe off (3.50 for a soda)
The whole Trip was really fun! Now onto Budapest. It will be good to be home for a while! Post soon to come of the moving in process!
This picture was taken at the back of the line for the St. Peter's Basillica. The front of the line is all the way at that big building. For how long the lines, it went super super quick! We were in line probably 15 minutes and it was free entry. The huge line was for the metal detectors!
This is the cieling for the dome in the Basillica! It was really pretty. Everything was so so intricate it was hard to take it all in and even harder to capture on film. Honestly, none of these do it Justice.
This is the Holy Water located at the front of the church. Brent said he didn't actually touch it so he is not sure how deep the little well is.
The alter! Very intricate, but as we looked around the entire church we both noticed a lack of the prescence of Christ. We found two paintings with Him in it (and there are about a million of paintings!). It was very hard to feel like this church was dedicated to the work of God when all the statues and paintings were of imperfect men (saints and Popes). 
The Vatican is guarded by Swedish military. Here are their outfits. Now you have to be a real man to wear that to work everyday!
After St. Peter's we had to go to the main event THE SISTINE CHAPEL! This is the expensive part. It was suppose to be $15.00 Euro's per person to get in. That is a lot of money when you are travelling like us, so we brought our student I.D. cards. Now most places don't accept U.S. student I.D's. but guess what! They totally gave us the student discount! It was awesome! Half price!
We walked through the incredible hallways filled with artwork EVERYWHERE! They were also filled with tour groups. I hate tour groups, they get in the way, step on your feet rush past you just to stop and take up the entire space for as long as they want. I can't wait to be able to afford a tour!
These are the exiting stair case. Just thought it was a fun picture! (this is out of order in the sequence).
This is one of the tables on display! How pretty is that!?! In the hallways leading up to the chapel (and there were a ton of hallways) there were so many pieces of artwork it was crazy. Paintings, sculptures, bust and tapestry are just a few of the things we saw!
Okay the main event. The chapel was crowded, and my feet hurt... BAD (12 days of straight walking will do that to you!) but it was all for this! The famous creation. It was a gorgeous room, but this painting was actually a lot smaller than we were both expecting. It isn't bigger than any of the other murals of the creation.
This is the whole ceiling. The panels were HUGE! The pictures are blurry because you really aren't suppose to take pictures at all. We are such rule breakers! Everyone was suppose to be quiet because it was a sacred place but no one was so it was really hard to feel anything. At all the different Catholic Holy Sights Brent and I both found a rather lack of the spirit prescence. It is hard to feel like something is Sacred when you have to pay to get into it.
After the Vatican we had one more free museum to use on our Roma pass to make it worth the money, so we found a castle to go to. We weren't expecting much but it actually turned out to be very VERY cool. This picture was from the top tower!
These type of doors were all over. Most were shut and locked but the ones we did get to go through lead through passageways and everything. I guess it is one of the things that made this castle so fun. It was a tourist location but it was bumpy and not really designed for tourist so it actually felt authentic.
This was in one of the many open space. At some point this castle was used for battle because cannonballs and cannons and catapults were everywhere.
This is outside the church. This bridge was awesome! Huge statues everywhere!
By the end of this it was still pretty early but we were so so so so so TIRED! 12 days of running around Europe with your head cut off is really exhausting especially when you don't get to board a plane and come back home... But being in Rome we had to try the pizza. It is so confusing trying to order off of a menu that you can't even read or pronounce. We tried three or four different places before I walked into a pizza place pointed at two slices and paid (only 4.33 Euro's!) They cut a huge slice, re-warm it cut it in half and then make a sandwhich. Honestly, I prefer little ceasar's, which means I probably didn't spend enough or didn't get the right thing but EVERYTHING looked the same... oh well!
It was a fun day in Rome but I had to BREAK the promise I made my Dad... I had to spin in a public square as if to announce "Hello World, I AM HERE!" (his words not mine!) This is a hilarious picture to me because it was pretty crowded and I got a ton of funny looks! Love you Dad, sorry to disobey your request!
Rome was fun but it felt like the cost of London for the living condition of Greece, a little bit of a let down. This is how most people who have been have also felt so I guess we are all just missing something.Things I want to Remember about Rome:
Only two trains that intersect in one place= not good
Tour groups=bad
Chocolate Chip Gellato is AMAZING
Outside of Churches are plain whereas inside are really intricate
Smells bad
1 Euro shirts!
City didn't seem to special to us :(
EVERYONE uses their horn
People won't really stop for you at the cross walk
It is really nice to stroll around the city
Street Vendors are a ripe off (3.50 for a soda)
The whole Trip was really fun! Now onto Budapest. It will be good to be home for a while! Post soon to come of the moving in process!
3 comments:
So I have totally been obsessing over your travels. I realllllly want to come and visit. How long are you there until? And is your couch long enough to fit me?
Are those Swedish guards for real? I think I could beat them up if necessary.
They are totally totally real. It was HILARIOUS! I thought they were court jesters at first until I realized they wouldn't have court jesters at a religious site! Thanks about my scarf. It was a splurge in Canada but I love it!
Dana! COME VISIT! It is so much fun. WE are living with another couple but we both are expecting visitors so I know we can make it work! ;)
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