Day 3: The Vatican Museum

The worst thing about the time change is that I have to go to sleep when I’m feeling wide awake.

We went to the Vatican Museum today. The place was jam-packed with people. The artwork was interesting. So was the Sistine Chapel, but it was wall-to-wall people. I got yelled at because you're not supposed to take pictures in the Sistine Chapel, and I was carrying my cell phone with the camera image on, but I wasn't taking pictures. I was blown away by St. Peter's Basilica. It is so ornate. Our guide said that humbleness and modesty have nothing to do with Romans, and I would say the same about the Catholic Church. Afterward, we went to a Vatican gift shop, but I remained outside and got an iced tea and a gelato.

The guide also said that the Rome part of the trip is grueling, Florence is better, and Venice is really like a vacation. LOL. So I have some hope.

When we got back, I took a nap because I was exhausted. We get a "free time" dinner tonight, and I think that I'll just cross the street and have something. I'm too tired to walk any distance. When I went there, another person from the program was there and we had dinner together. He was easy to talk to.

Now I'm going to go to bed early.

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