These are some pictures from the first week or so. I have yet to upload the ones from this weekend, so those won't be on here until mid week or so. Our first couple of days were spent at Castelgandolfo, the Vatican, and in the city itself. We went to Mass at St. Peter's and then walked around the city looking at the different defining things in Rome. This past weekend we spent in the city. We walked into a random church and found two original Caravaggio's, of which there will be pictures soon. We also went to a church made of bones, but weren't allowed to take pictures in it. Saturday we had a scavenger hunt in the city, went to a wine tasting and real Italian dinner at a villa, and spent the night in the city for Notte Bianca. This weekend we'll be heading to Pompeii and Napoli.


Relaxing on the dome after walking up 537 steps!
Sistine Chapel from Dome
St. Peter's Piazza from the Dome of the Basilica
My group for the Walking Tour of Rome

The Colosseum
Roman Forum
My roommate Maria and I at the Trevi Fountain

The Trevi Fountain
The Pantheon, now the Church of St. Mary and the Martyrs




St. Peter's Basilica from Piazza

Michelangelo's Cupola mosaics in St. Peter's

Michelangelo's Pieta in St. Peter's Basilica (a lot smaller than I imagined but more stunning then could ever be captured)


The Swiss Guard at Castelgandolfo (Pope's summer residence, and they must be the least intimidatingly dressed guards on the planet)


The beautiful Lake Albano