Day 8: Rome

The second day we took the metro to the Vatican. Look at all the pretty graffiti!


We were on our way to the Vatican museum and saw this LONG line up miles away... We (well, mostly I) decided to wait. There were people from the museum offering €30 guided tours to skip the line... And sure we had €60... not! So we had to wait TWO AND A HALF hours to get in! Sure the masterpieces are very impressive, but we really didn't have enough time to truly appreciate them. And parts of the galleries were so crowded! We were basically pushed through them! It was unbelievable...


courtyard of the Vatican museum



the Egyptian collection



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Pio-Clementine Museum


Cortile Ottagonale



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the galleries



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the Sistine Chapel!



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inside the Vatican



the double helix staircase of the museum



St. Peter's at Vatican! There was another long line-up to get into the Basilica and we just didn't feel like lining up anymore...



Piazza San Pietro



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Castel Sant'Angelo



looking back at St Peter's down Via della Conciliazione



Palazzo di Giustizia


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Piazza Navona


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Pantheon



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some churches



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Palazzo Chigi... with its beautiful fake scaffold facade...



taking a break with pinocchio



Temple Adriano



another church!



Trevi Fountain. It was so crowded with people I couldn't even take a broader picture of it!



the Spanish steps with the ancient Versace billboard



the fountain at the bottom of the steps



Villa Medici


It was new year's eve and we just hung out at the hostel and had some champagne because all the clubs were too expensive. Before midnight we went to Piazza della Repubblica where there was a large crowd with live rock concert. It was sweet and Enej really liked it.


live new year's concert at Piazza della Repubblica



fireworks!



happy new year!


It was raining and I was tired so we (Enej reluctantly) went back to the hostel at 1. Unfortunately the Australian guy in our room hooked up with an American girl and basically asked us to leave... I fell asleep in the lounge and when Enej went back to check at 2:30 they were still going at it... By the time we did go back it was already 4:30... Why the hell were we so damn nice? I was just dumb founded that people would even do that in a 10-people dorm room! Next time I'll just tell those people to get their own room!