When in Rome!

Our second day of Rome started bright and early do to the noise from the loud cars coming in through the window. So Julie and I started our morning at eight, which for us is pretty early. We ate breakfast and joined our roomates Katie, Jeff, and Ken. Our first stop of the day was to the Sistine Chapel and the Vatican Museums. The second time into the chapel was a much better experience than the first, from my pespective. For the first time I knew what I was looking at. I have my year of Art History to thank for that. I am awestruck that it took Michelangelo only five years to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
The second stop of the day was to the catacombs. The ones that we wanted to visit were unfortunately closed on Wednesday's. Luckily for us there are about 175 miles of catacombs underneath Rome and we were able to find somewhere else to go on a tour. The catacombs were really intersting, but the particular ones that we went to, the tour was only fifteen minutes and was not worth the money.
That night we went to the Trevi Fountain and it is beautiful. The night time is the best time to see the fountain even though it is extremely crowded. After staying at the Trevi Fountain we went to the Coloseum to see that at night, and it too proved to be majestic in the night time.
Our third day in Rome was jam-packed with activities. We started out much to my ultimate happiness at the Galleria Borghese! I was so excited when we were able to get reservations. The galleria was really difficult to find but it was worth the hassle to get there. Julie and I decided that our favorite piece of artwork there was the statue of Apollo and Daphne by Bernini. The statue was amazing. The marble looks as if it is made of wax. When we got out of the museum it was raining so we decided to make our way over to Saint Peter's so we could tour the cathedral. I think that every other tourist in Rome had the same exact idea that we had. So Julie and I left and went down to the Spanish Steps.
After getting a quick bite to eat we went to the Coloseum and got picked up from one of the tour groups to do a tour of the Colosseun and the ruins. I am so glad that we finally made it to the Coloseum after being annoyed that we didn't make it the first time. On our tour we made a couple of friends who are in Rome for the week. Chris and his brother Patrick. We then joined the second half of the tour in the ruins. They were really cool. We all really enjoyed our tour guide and joined her next tour which was a foot tour of the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, and we made a few other stops along our way. By this time it was eight thirty and we found a restaurant and the four of us stopped and ate. Julie and I are planning our trip to Florence because we leave tommorow!