On day 8 of our Trafalgar tour we headed back to Rome and were taken to see the Sistine Chapel Ceiling, Michelangelo's masterpiece. Not surprisingly we weren't allowed to take pictures in the chapel. We had about 15 minutes to try to absorb the whole scene, walls and ceiling. While I would have liked to spend the time lying flat on the floor and gazing up, it was so crowed we could barely move, let alone stretch out. Still, I did accomplish that other item on my bucket list for this trip. After viewing the ceiling we ate dinner in the Vatican, which not everyone can say. We ate in a large open hall surrounded by glass cases full of antiquities and gifts to former Popes.
The next day was a free day for my travel buddy and me before we headed to Greece on Sunday. Because we still weren't feeling great, although not yet aware that we had COVID, we hired a cab, with a very nice driver, to take us on a tour of the ancient sites of Rome. We had agreed on a fixed price for a two hour tour but we actually took over three hours. Still he only charged us for the two. He stopped at many sites, arranging for us to see and photograph the best scenes. We really enjoyed our day in Rome. I am intrigued by the layers of Rome from 2000 year old ruins to buildings of the middle ages and Renaissance to ultra modern Rome.
Some of the scenes from our drive around Rome.
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