St. Peters Basilica was our first stop of the morning and because we got there first thing we missed all of the lines.
The Pieta Italian for "Pity" by Michelangelo was such a touching sculpture and so beautiful.
The Vatican and its museum was really neat although Chris and I were both a bit disappointed in the Sistine Chapel. It was so big and the main part, with the fingers touching (the hand of God giving life to Adam) it is so minuscule in comparison to the whole ceiling. But it was still really cool to have been there.
What a shame though that there are no pictures allowed, I totally hated all of the Museums that we would pay to go in and not be able to capture memories with a camera. Grrrr.
Below is a stained glass window that I loved in the Vatican.
The Colosseum was next on our stop, we did the audio tour and learned a lot about it.
It was very interesting to learn about the animal hunts and gladiator games that were held in the arena.
Just a short walk from the Colosseum is Palatine hill. It was a very pretty walk and had some very interesting ruins.
Palatine Hill was also the home of Caesar Augustus during his reign.
Roman Forum the ruins of an old market place was another sight right by the Colosseum. It was so big that we only walked around a short while.
We were not fortunate to be in the Pantheon during a rain storm but it's open ceiling was still pretty cool.
Out Side the Pantheon (Temple for the Gods)
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