On our second day in Rome, we got up early, took showers and were off to meet our friends at Castel St. Angelo. We got there about 45 minutes later than we planned on… oops. Luckilly, our friends were running late too. The castle was alright, but it had a great view of St. Peter’s.
Oh, and it was gross and rainy all day. 
Regardless, it was time for the Vatican! We grabbed a little pizza snack and then headed to St. Peter’s. When we got to St. Peter’s square, we were bombarded with people trying to get us to pay for guided tours. The said the line would take 3 hours and then another hour after security. Well, they were totally lying, and I’m glad I didn’t waste my money on a guided tour. We got through the line in about a half hour. We went quickly through the crypt, and then into St. Peter’s. It was AMAZING. The pictures don’t do it justice at all. It was GIGANTIC and BEAUTIFUL. It was easily the most amazing church I’ve ever seen. We listened to the Rick Steves’ podcast and then wandered around.
Then we headed up to the dome. We had to wait in line for what felt like forever. Then we finally made it.
Then we headed to eat lunch. We were both STARVING. I had a spicy penne dish… it was the best pasta I’ve ever had. Then we headed to the vatican museum and the sistine chapel. We kind of had to hurry through it, and I wish we would have had more time, but we had to make it to the sistine chapel! It was breath taking. We listened to Rick Steves’ podcast again and took in the amazing paintings. Naturally, we couldn’t take pictures, but trust me, if you go to Rome, don’t miss the sistine chapel.
Then we got more gelato and did Rick Steves’ night walk across Rome, which ended at the Trevi fountain. I’ve been to Ceasar’s palace in Las Vegas, and I thought of it when I saw the Trevi. haha.
We grabbed bruschetta, pizza, and gelato for dinner, headed back to see the Trevi in the dark, and again, we were exhausted, so we headed back to the hostel to sleep.
i am so jealous about this one.