Day 9: Colosseum, Bones, and Michelangelo

This post was written by Hunter.

First we went to the Colosseum. We got there about 15 minutes early and we waited outside of it until we were allowed to enter. Being there when it first opened allowed us to see it almost empty. After an hour at the Colosseum we all got on to the metro and headed to the Capucchin Crypt, a church where they put the skeletons of the priests that lived before. There were four to five rooms covered with bones in an artistic design. After that, most of us continued on to the Vatican Museum.

The group that I was in saw many sculptures (dating from the ancient to the renaissance periods) which were all throughout the museum. Best of all, we saw the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo.

This being our last day in Rome, we all headed home early to pack for Athens (all hoping our flight won't be canceled). After we pack and have our meeting we will eat dinner and then, as a group, make one last visit to the Trevi Fountain.