On Monday in Rome we got up very early to see the Vatican Museum. We arrived there at sunrise. With all the great art treasures that we saw on this trip this was the height of them all. When we went through the Raphael's rooms I thought I had never seen more beautiful art. Then we got to the Sistine Chapel. Now I realize most of us feel we have seen photos of it and we might feel familiar with it. However, standing there under Michelangelo's frescos of the vaults and the story of creation and then seeing the Last Judgement left me in total awe. Here is the ultimate artist creation. It was absolutely breathtaking.
In the afternoon we change hotels and moved to the Coronet. We planted our things there and went immediately to the historical district. We walked all around Palantine Hill, through the coliseum, and we once again stood and studied the forum. On Palantine Hill was the Circus Maximus where all the chariot races took place. Of course the coliseum was haunted with the ghosts of the many tortured people who died there. We even visited the Mamertine Prison where St. Peter and St. Paul were sent.
We must have walked 10 or 12 hours today. The day was totally exhausting, but such a blessing!
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