And thenwe saw the Vatican!

I'm really psyched that in two days,I have seen two places of such huge significnce to the world...BOTH the Colosseum AND the Vatican.We walked down the hill from the apartment maybe two miles...great views of the city and the Roman countryside. We got there very early, as our tour was due to start at at 1PM. We wandered around the area outside the Vatican and then found a place to have our gelato lunch. (Neither Dayle nor Mallory had yet had any!) Well, it was VERY hot,so we opted for a place where we could sit with a bit of shade and a fan that almost hit our whole table.Ah,little did we know!!!!!! We didnt'd ask (OOPS!!!) the price,so when I went to tpaythebill,it was 37 euros. I ALMOST had a heart attack when I went to pay the bill,as our three gelatos were 37 euro!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is mine! I'm off gelatos for a while!
Today's tour was really excellent; Jeannette, our guide was really very good. (She has $93,000 in debt for her Art History training.) The tour indcluded the museum,the Sistine Chapel (Michaelanglo's TRULY amzaing painting on the Sistine Chapel; and St. Peter's Church, TRULY fscinating to see and learn about! Mallory took a ton of pictures,as I was "on break" today from taking many pictures!