The Vatican

June 10, 2009 jlvanwinkle

Today’s Lesson: always charge your camera before going somewhere, even if you think your battery is okay. My camera died 20 minutes into the Vatican today. FAIL. But other people in my group took pictures so I’ll just take them off facebook.

Today was absolutely amazing! We saw the Pope this morning, and I got a picture of him! We were standing in the back next to the walkway, so we got an excellent view of him. Then, we toured the Vatican. It’s beautiful. I loved the ceilings; they look 3D but it is completely flat and everything is painted on. I was afraid that I would be disappointed by the Vatican and the Sistine Chapel, but I wasn’t. The Sistine Chapel was overwhelming, and I could have stared at it for hours.

After we finished touring the Vatican, we went to St. Peter’s church. I liked St. Peter’s just as much as I liked the Vatican, even though it lacked the Sistine Chapel. It was amazing to see the artwork; I would love to attend a church like St. Peter’s. We found out that there is a mass at 10:30 on Sunday, and I would like to go to it. I wouldn’t be able to understand anything, but it would be an unique experience.