Tuesday, January 2, 2007

Rome Day 4!!

Hello from Italy!! It is day 4 over here and so far it has been great!! It has been an interesting 4 days full of walking, looking around, and more walking

Today we went to see lots of art and bones. First we started off seeing 3 of Carravaggio's paintings of Saint Matthew. They were gorgeous.

Then it was on to see The Ectasy of St. Theresa sculpture by Bernini.

After that we went to The Crypt of the Capuchins. It is a church which has 6 crypts that contained art by the Capuchin Friars which they made from the bones of their deceased brothers. It was very interesting to say the least.

Then it was off to see the catacombs at San Callisto. We went down to the second level (which was far enough at 30ft down) and it was a very different and interesting experience.

Then we were dropped off at the Colosseum where we paid a little extra and got a tour of the Colosseum, the Palatine Hill, and the Forum. It was well worth the extra money to know what everything meant.

Then it was time for another gelato (so far I've had chocolate, Bacio, and now Raspberry :)), it was excellent!! So far we've had an awesome time even with the slight language barrier and narrow, similar looking streets :).
Until next time, Ciao! Kayla

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