DAY 8 March 29, 2008- Rome

Todaywe got up walked to the Maggiore Church and saw the inside. There were services going on in a section and it made the experience so awesome. we felt weird about being in a church while services were going on, people were being so rude, like taking pictures of the people praying... we were really quiet and left as soon as we could. We bought croissants and then ate them at.... the Colliseum!!! It was sooo cool. Like "we are sitting here eating croissants next to the Colliseum!!"
We couldnt believe it. I never thought that i would see that for myself... never. It was sooo cool. We went inside... got in for free again... there were people outside advertising for english tours for like 15 euros.... and we got in for free.... somethings just dont make sense. people love ripping people off. it sucks. the colliseum was so cool. so speechless. Such an archaeological treasure with sooooo much history. I couldnt stop smiling. We then took a wrong turn on the path (like ususal) and ended up at this small church. We then walked to the Vatican... its own country... we wish we could have gotten our passports stamped... its a dictatorship not a democracy... so all the artwork is owned by the pope and not the people... how screwed is that. We then had lunch, sat for a while at St Peters... we were exhausted. i tried to call mom for her bday but she wasnt home... I got to talk to dad for like 30 seconds. We took a tour with Jason the amazing tour guide through the Vatican. Which amy and i agree was a incredable desicion... they say that if you look at everything for one minute it would take 12 years to get through it. Jason, told amazing stories, pointed out cool statues... like the one that looked like bill clinton and the purple stone... only for royalty... and he took us directly to the important stuff...the lacone one.... tons of Michaelangelo and raphael... the tapestries... the amazing wall paintings.. it was soooo cool and of course the Sistine Chapel. I saw the Sistine Chapel. It may be the most holy place i have ever been. it was so incredable. I almost died. It was so impressive... nothing like the disapointment of the mona lisa. this was real and insane. Another place i never thought i would be. We saw St Peters after saying goodbye to Jason... tear. And then we walked back to the trevi fountain to throw the coins in and wish. We of course got more gelato and had pizza and wine for dinner. We saw the sunglasses/purses guys run twice from the cops... these guys are everywhere... so annoying... getting in your face to sell fake designer sunglasses and purses. they are seriously everywhere. We walked back to the hostel.
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