Red...Head...Red...Head...On your left

Yup. We do all this awesome stuff and I name my blog entries after trite comments heard on the street. Oh well, it works. And this one will be short; I'm tired and we NEED to be up early.

Rome, full day 2. Up early-ish, walk to the Metro, and down the tunnel where all the beggars have their deformities on display for you to see. Took the train to the Vatican. Walked a while to get to the entrance of the Vatican Museum, and got in a line that was between 2-3 hours long, before realizing that our pre-paid tickets got us up to the front of the line, making our wait about 90 seconds. Awesome. Book everything online ahead of time if you ever go anywhere.

Saw the Vatican Picture Gallery, Museum, Sistine Chapel, gift shops (about 8 of them), and then mailed some post cards. It's not really worth talking about the experience, because you really just have to see it. I know, I keep saying it, but unless you stand where the Popes have been elected for the last 500-600 years and look up at the work of Michelangelo, Rafael, Bernini, and Botticelli, you can't imagine how it feels. Certainly my late-night blogging isn't going to do the trick. There's no picture taking allowed in there, by the way.

So, off to St. Peter's Square. Also incredibly impressive. We didn't go in the basilica, as the line was huge. Getting up early tomorrow to get there before they open at 7.

Gelato.

Back on Sheite Boos to the Spanish Steps. Beautiful and festive. Walked through a Metro station with a very long tunnel and shopping complex, bought some wine and bottled water and snacks for the room. Walked back to the hotel to drop them off.

Lunch at a street cafe again, this time pizza. Fantastic.

Took a stroll through the park to the Borghese Museum, which was booked solid until Tuesday. Major disappointment, and we should've reserved online. Boo.

Walked back to the Spanish Steps so we could get the Sheite Boos. A couple foreigners (well, foreign to the US, I think) saw a red headed woman and said "Red...Head...Red...Head...On Your Left!" Weird. Took the Sheite Boos to the Pantheon, which was closed for an hour and a half because Mass was being performed. Passed the time with more gelato and a Peroni. Finally got in and it was awesome.

Walked to Piazza Nuovo, then just barely caught the last Sheite Boos back to the hotel for the day. Stopped for dinner on the way (caprese salad, onion soup, Amanda had gnocci with gorganzola, I had lasagne). Back to hotel. Shower, blog bed.

Told you it would be quick. Pictures tomorrow. G'night.