We woke up at 7.00am for a 7.30am breakfast. We had traditional sugared croissants which were delicious. At 8.00am we walked up to the 'Repubblica' Metro station to travel to the Vatican City.
We had to queue for about half an hour to get into the Vatican. The walls built round the city are very tall. Once we got in we had to go through security before going through to listen to Mr Allen tell us about the Pope. We were allowed to have a drink from a fountain that some of us thought contained holy water!
We saw a bronze sculpture that represented our world within the whole world. It was amazing.
Wow! Today was so exciting; we walked around the Vatican museum. The artwork was amazing - it was on the walls, the floor, the ceiling - everywhere. After that we went into the Sistine Chapel. Wow! Wow! Wow!
We looked up and saw the beautiful ceiling - this was one of my favourite sights. It made me feel very euphoric.
After lunch we went up to the top of St Peter's dome - 551 steps! As we got nearer the top the walls became slanted and the stairways got tighter and narrower. Not being a fan of heights it was quite scary, but the view from the top was fantastic; it was like a map of the city.
Following this we went to the Pantheon which was truly inspiring - one of Mr Allen's favourite parts of Rome! It's hard to believe that this dome is completely self-supporting. It's the first time I've been inside a church with a hole in the roof!
We continued our trek across Rome to visit an ancient Roman racing track - the Piazza Navona where we bought ice creams and sat by the fountain. This is where young Italian men come in the evening to 'promenade' and be seen.
When we had finished we whizzed to the Time Elevator where we had the 'time' of our lives! It felt very realistic - the 'rats' running up our legs, levitating floors, massive screens - it was like going through a time vortex. In the evening we went out for a delicious meal of tortellini and pizza before heading to bed after a brilliant but tiring day.
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