Day 2: Monday March 12

Today we had the opportunity to take the Metro into Vatican city. In the Vatican museum the students saw various paintings, sculptures and historically significant artifacts. Our tour guide, Mino also provided the girls with many interesting details about history, religion, philosophy and jurisprudence.  We then were given the opportunity to sit on the same stone seats as the cardinals do during “con clave” while basking in the beauty of Michelangelo’s depictions of the bible in the Sistine Chapel.  We then made our way into St. Peter’s Basilica where the girls gazed upon “La Pieta” and walked through the Popes’ crypts. In the afternoon we were able to visit the Castel Sant Angelo, the court house, Piazza del Puopolo and shop along Via del Corso and Via dei Condotti. This evening we indulged in Italian pizza and gelato at a local restaurant followed by a night walking tour of the Colloseum, the Senate, and the city center.