MiSURA

Rome is by far the dirtiest city I've ever seen. People say that Paris is dirty.... but Rome is ... definitely d-i-r-t-y... ! But the dirtiness doesn't cloud over the beauty of Ancient Rome. It was so hard to imagine what it must've been like. Dressed in the white togas, horse driven carriages, outdoor markets, no electricity, stone tablets... hehe.

First stop was [Vatican City]


Waited about 2 whole hours to enter the Vatican Museum. And of course everyone's first destination was the Sistine Chapel. But on the super long way through the narrow corridors, stuffed hallways, scary, dark rooms full of statues, we came across this famous painting ! Again.. sorry for the poor quality. I don't have my own videocamera.



Tell me the title and the artist of this paintingand you get a high-five. ^ ^
There were hundreds.. maybe even thousands of people in the museum. And finally we followed the numerous signs leading to the Sistine Chapel..... and there it was. Right in front of me.. in a room with hundreds of people squished in there like sardines. The officers were yelling at us to be quiet... but who can keep quiet about such a masterpiece! If you're wondering why the next video is so awkward and dizzying.. it's b/c we're not allowed to take photos or video.. but I snuck my camera in. Kekekeke..

And after we exited the Vatican Museum.. how could we forget the St. Peter's Basilica. We didn't go in b/c we simply didn't have the time. But it truly is the grandest thing I've ever seen.






[ROME]

Okay. Yea. So I dub this city the dirtiest city.... that I've seen so far. I'm sure there are dirtier cities. We went to tons of places here in Rome. I'm still dizzy from all the driving and all the roads starting w/ the same words like "via" "della" "del" etc.





The first was taken at one of the hundreds of Piazzas in Rome. There were just tons of people and we thought it would be cool to take a pic like that. Like "Find Waldo" sort of thing.

The second is under an arc like the Arc de Triomphe.

The third is from Foro Romano (Ancient Rome). It's just one of the many ruins that still exist.

Fourth is the Pantheon. We went inside.. but I don't really understand what a Pantheon is for. Guess I didn't pay attention.

The fifth and sixth.. if you don't recognize that.. I may have to hurt you.

The seventh was @ another Piazza. Probably Piazza Navona.

The last two are from the same place.. the white building is called the Vittorio Emanuele II. It's a HUGE building and there's a giant rotary around it. So confusing the roads in Rome. Well, just in general all over Europe. And the tree... I just like the trees in Rome. ^ ^

[PiSA & MiLAN]

There's not much to say here in Pisa & Milan b/c we stayed in Pisa just to see the leaning tower.

In Milan we went to see the Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci. Alright. First off... this entire trip was carried by God's grace. Totally. We had to make reservations in order to see this ONE painting. Before we arrived we tried to call them, but the # wasn't working.. and when we arrived @ the church they said that they were all sold out ! ...We drove all the way over there for NOTHING. BUT BUT BUT ! There was a woman standing next to us and she said that she had three tickets for us. WAAAAT?!?!?!? And how many of us are there........ THREE !!! So we immediately bought the tickets from her and waited in line to see the Last Supper. Each group entered in 15 minute intervals.. and it was ABSOLUTE silence inside. No photography allowed at all ! The Last Supper was on one end of the room.. and the other end was another painting which no one cared about. Kinda feel bad, huh? Or not ! Anyway. The Last Supper is huge. And so faded out. I spent all 15 minutes just standing there and taking it in. I couldn't believe it. Half of me was numb & paralyzed--so I couldn't move. When the 15 minutes were up.. my eyes were still glued to the painting. I was actually there. Standing just 8 ft away.