The Adventures of Corey and Sarah

Corey & Sarah in Rome

Hey everyone,
It is really hard to believe that we are in Rome. We had to keep saying it to each other yesterday to make it sink in!
It is such an amazing place. So much history and a lot of it is still standing!
We arrived on the 23rd and we were very excited about getting a really cool twin cabin which was a bit better than our mozzie riddled tent in Venice! Much better.
On the 24th we all got up at 5:30am or so and caught the bus into the Vatican. People had been lining up since 6am! We got there at 7am and joined the line. By the time the place actually opened the line was well over a kilometre long!
We got in and went straight to the Sistene Chapel which was unbelievable. You are not allowed to take pictures in there but I snuck a couple so I will try and put them up on the site for you. Really amazing place though.
We had a quick look around Vatican City and in St. Peter Square which is where that really super religious catholic guy talks on sunday - cant remember what they call him though. He didnt show though.
We had a walking tour at 11am from Piazza Navono which was really good. We saw famous sites such as The Pantheon, Roman Forum, Colosseum and heaps of other amazing things that I cant remember the names of at the moment.
Later we went back to the Vatican to see the chapel where Peter has his tomb. St. Peter's Basilica. It was another amazing place.
We went out for tea and had some quality Italian Pizza. I (Corey) got to be the interpreter for the evening between Sarah, Tina & Geoff and the waiter. Somehow he got the impression that I could understand and speak Italian. I spoke a little but only the things we learnt out of our Busabout books. It was cool though.
Anyway, Tina & Geoff have now left us. They are going to Sorrento in Southern Italy. They will have such an awesome time. It was great fun backpacking around North and Southern Europe with them for 3 weeks. I don't think we'll get to see them for another 7-8 months or so!
We have one more day in Rome and then we're off again.

Next stop - Florence.

Keep the emails and comments coming! We love hearing from everyone.

posted by Corey and Sarah @ 7:54 pm