Landing in Rome, I immediately fell back in love with Italy. It had only been a couple weeks since I had last been there, but man did I miss it.
A lot of the things that we did were things that I had already done during my first trip to Roma, so this trip was primarily about showing my sister all the cool things I had learned the first time around. However, the one thing I didn't get to do on my first trip to Rome, I made sure to check off the list this time.
So Mad and I decided to head to The Vatican to see Michaelangelo's The Sistine Chapel.
On our way up to St. Peter's Cathedral, Madie and I did something I thought I would never do: We fell for one of the guided tours. And honestly, it wasn't all that bad. We got a guide, and a speedy entry into the Vatican, and it only cost us about 15€. Here are some pictures from our tour:
Some globe art thing that some guy did
The ceilings were amazing
Where Madie and I saw real-life example of "trompe l'oeil" which means "trick the eye" - a style of painting that appears to be 3D because of the very detailed shading technique
A very impressive painting in the Vatican Museum
A shot of St. Peter's Cathedral from the Vatican
Now don't think that just because I don't have any pictures of it that I didn't make it into the Sistine Chapel to check out the beautiful paintings - I did, you're just not allowed to take pictures while you're in there. It's kind of ironic, because the Chapel is indeed just that - a chapel that's used only by the Pope. It's a sacred place and should be treated that way by those who are inside; AKA silence. However! The guards who are in the chapel have no problem shouting at the top of their lungs when they spot somebody trying to sneak pictures of the ceiling. And I'll tell ya. Scares the daylights out of you.
Although the Vatican tour was definitely not the only thing we did while in Roma, I won't bore you with the details since it'll include a lot of the same things I've already written about.
So for now,
Ciao from Roma
Sisters in Piazza de la Repubblica :)
À Bientôt!
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