On the list of what we saw today: Vatican museums, St. Peter's, the Sistine Chapel, the Coliseum, Roman Forum, Trevi fountain, Spanish steps, the Pantheon, Piazza Navona, and about 200 other monuments, obelisks, statues, and really old buildings that I have already forgotten the names of.
If that doesn't make you tired, add a steady rainfall into the mix. After 9 hours out and about, my pants are wet up to my knees and I am ready for an early night.
Rome is a dirty, crazy, graffiti-covered city. But If you can look past all the chaos, there are treasures around every corner. We saw lots of old things and then lots of ancient things. Buildings that are still standing after 2000 years made completely by hand with no computers or modern equipment. I am not sure we could do that today if we tried!
I am off to try to warm up and dry off. Tomorrow we head to Venice. Not sure what the Internet situation will be, but I will post again as soon as I can.
Pictures: inside and outside the Coliseum, the dome of St. Peter's and the canopy underneath. (My phone forgot to get off the bus when I did, so pics of other things will have to wait until I come home.)
