The morning started off early due to our 9:30 appointment with the Pope. When we arrived at the Vatican I had a minor melt down due to the fact we couldn’t remember where we to meet with our guide. John just said that we should leave because we had seen the Vatican from the outside so that was enough. He was ready to leave because he had to wear jeans and it was really hot outside. We finally found our meeting point and were taken into the museums and the Sistine Chapel. Afterwards we looked around St. Peter’s Basilica. It was cool to be there and of course think about the history that had taken place there, but we were both ready to leave due to the fact we were losing half our bodies’ water content in sweat. We left and John immediately changed into shorts behind a dumpster while herds of nuns walked by. My advice to anyone visiting the Vatican would be to NOT buy a beat the line ticket because the lines really aren’t that long, and for the boys it is ok to wear shorts as long as they go to your knees.
After grabbing a bite to eat we searched with no luck for a street market and then hailed a taxi to take us to the Catacombs. The Catacombs were great! John loved it! It was really cool to see where all the Christians were buried and even the Roman crematorium. The one we visited was the sight where the apostles Peter and Paul were temporarily laid to rest. If you’re curious about seeing the inside of the Catacombs but can’t fly out to Rome its ok! We have you covered. John broke the rules and took several videos and pictures inside much to my protest. At least he had good intentions. He wants to show the video to his students because he teaches about the Catacombs.
Once we arrived back at the hotel we took our daily nap and then got ready for a nice night out. We decided that at least one night of the trip we should have a really nice meal since John’s dad told us to and kindly financed the meal. We booked a restaurant the night before but when we arrived the terrace was closed and the inside didn’t look too nice....so we headed off to the Spanish steps to eat at a restaurant we saw there at the top. Unfortunately, the restaurant was all booked up so we had to find someplace else. I was getting frustrated because I was starting to sweat off all my makeup and my neatly fixed hair was getting curly and frizzy with the humidity. The guy at the last place recommended a nice restaurant down the road so we headed there. When we arrived they fortunately gave us a table and we had a really nice meal and a good time. After leaving we decided we weren’t ready for our last night in Rome to be over so soon, so we headed to Piazza Navona for some after dinner wine. Around midnight we decided to call it a night which ended our time in Italy.
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