Rome

On the first day, we made our way to the Vatican, took a tour of the Vatican Museum, and the Sistine Chapel. Words can't really describe the experience, the Vatican is an amazing place. Statues, paintings, and artifacts dating back before the time of Christ, the history was overwhelming. After walking past the tombs where the past pope's lay to rest, including the spot of the late Pope John Paul III, where many women still mourn his death, we ended up in St Peter's Basilica. Some of Michelangelo, Bernini, and Raphael's finest work lie within this Basilica. Again, the feeling of this place can not be put into words. Whether you are religious or not, St Peter's Basilica is a must see! We spent the entire day between the two.

We went on a walking tour of Rome, learning about and seeing all of the historical sites, ending up at the Colliseum. We spent the rest of the day with an Australian couple we met, wandering the Colliseum and Pallistine Hill. A feeling being amongst buildings and sites, that are thousands of years older than our own country. You witness old buildings all over Europe, but Roma's history dates back so far, that nothing else compares to this timeless experience. History buff or not, it's easy to get rapped up in the stories of the past.

To end it off, we spent a sleepless night in Rome's Da Vinci airport awaiting our flight to Budapest.