Monday, March 2, 2009

Sorry I've been so terrible at posting.  The internet here is really sketchy and expensive.  Anyway, Sunday was an all around great day.  We started off by heading over to the Vatican to see the Pope's blessing, and everything on out person at the time was blessed by him, including our wallets, underwear, socks, etc.  Sweet!  Afterwards we got lunch at a great little pizza place right outside St. Peter's square.  From there, we boarded buses to go to the Church of the Gesu, where our concert was held.  The church was far too beautiful for words, and even pictures could not possible capture the gorgeous artwork, statues, and extraordinary amount of gold and silver.  The concert was fabulous, and I learned that my director is fluent in Italian.  
After the concert, we went out to eat at a nice little restaurant in Campo di Fiori (I think that's what it's called/how it's spelled).  The public transportation here is fancy.  I ate lasagna, which was awesome.  
This morning, monday, was also a great day, although it was relatively tiring.  We started out with a tour of the Catacombs, which was creepy and incredible at the same time.  Afterwards, we went the Coliseum, which was incredibly epic.  I have lots of pictures of all the things I'm telling you about, but the internet isn't as good as in the States and I can't upload them.  I'll be sure to when I get home.  After the Coliseum, we went to the Roman Forum (or what's left of it) and saw some neat Roman architecture.  After that we went to lunch, which was pretty bad.  Tourist trap.  Then we got on busses and went to see our last to sights of the day, the Trevi Fountain and the Spanish steps.  The fountain was particularly beautiful.  It had sculptures of Roman gods, with Neptune in the center.  Statues of gigantic, naked, bearded men are very present in the city.  Along with Smart cars and gelato.  Afterwards I took a great nap, and then went to dinner by the Trevi Fountain.  Later in the night, we gathered in a circle to sing some of our A capella songs just for fun.  
Tomorrow is a free day so we plan on doing a little shopping and going to the SIstine Chapel and the Vatican Museums.  It should be a good day!
I'll try and update a little more frequently.  Sorry, mom. =)

Ciao!
Danny

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