Rome - days 2-3

Day 2 - Monday.

Monday morning we were up bright and early for our Vatican Museums tour.  We took the Metro, which was interesting.  The Metro in Rome only has 2 lines, line A and line B.  Not the streamlined system the London Underground is!  It was packed, but it got us where we needed to be.  We met our tour guide, Francesca (who knows everything there is to know about everything in the Vatican), outside the walls of the Vatican.  We skipped the lines, and went straight into the Vatican Museums.  We went through all the museums and learned about the Popes and things.  Then we went to the Raphael Rooms, which are incredible.  Then we went in the Sistine Chapel, which is even more incredible.  And then, we went in St. Peter's Basilica, which happens to be the most incredible place in the whole world... so, naturally, my camera died while we were in there.  The Vatican is, hands down, my favorite place in the entire world.  I love it.  So much history!  I want to go back to school and study the Vatican and the Popes. 

After the Vatican tour, we ate lunch at a really expensive Italian place by the Vatican.  Then, we hopped on our tour bus and rode it to the Trevi Fountain, which is gorgeous.  After that, we walked to the Pantheon, which is also incredible.  Then we spent a few hours in Piazza Navona, which is beautiful at night.  We decided we should see the Trevi Fountain at night as well, so we hung out there for a while.  Then we walked to the Colosseum to see that at night.  We took the Metro back to our B&B at 11 pm-ish.  Long day, but easily my favorite day of my life.

Day 3 - Tuesday.

Tuesday morning was not as smooth as Monday.  We got up, and decided to take our tour bus to the Colosseum for our Ancient Rome tour at 10:30.  We got on the bus, and I realized I had forgotten our voucher.  So we had to get off the bus, walk back to the B&B, and then find a taxi to take us to the Colosseum.  It costs 8 euros for that taxi ride, and it was probably 3 minutes.  Our Ancient Rome tour started at the Colosseum, where we learned everything there is to know about the Colosseum.  Then we went to the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, aka the coolest Roman ruins ever.  There are so many of them, and they are all so old and so impressive.  Our tour guide wasn't as good on this tour, but we still learned a lot.  Then, we walked over to the Circus Maximus.  The Italian Army was doing something in the Circus, so we couldn't walk down into it.  Still cool to see though.  Then we walked back to our B&B, and now we're getting ready for the night.  I think we're going to go to a karaoke bar.  Should be interesting!
I'll put all kinds of pictures up whenever I get back to England.

Tomorrow, I get to see Momma and Poppa Keys!  So exciting!