Last Night

What did I do this last week?
Well I went to St. Peter's Basilica, which was the most amazing building I have ever been in; the statues, paintings and sheer magnitude of the basilica were amazing. I still cannot believe that people were able to build things like that so long ago. Everything from the floors up to the ceiling were expertly adorned with symbols and scenes from Catholicism.
Climbing to the top of the basilica was pretty awesome too. 551 steps up spiral staircases and strangely slanted steps to get to one of the greatest views in Rome.

We really did not have enough time in Florence. The lines for the Academia and Duomo were insanely long (3 hours or more) so those were pretty out of the question considering that the professors had already made reservations for a Museum (I keep forgetting which one) and our farewell dinner. Oh, well I guess I'll just have to go back someday. Florence was a pretty city, though not as pretty as I had imagined it to be. Maybe I'll appreciate it more when I'm older. At the moment though, I'm just looking forward to being home.