Rome, Italy - Part I

Day 1 in Rome! 



Our Hotel
We are staying at a cool hotel. It's called Boncompagni.
It has a very small elevator (excuse me it's a lift). There are shutters that can open. They bring us breakfast every morning. The first morning I had a croissant with Nutella! Italian people love Nutella. I've seen it everywhere!
Also, there is a window that I like to sit on
to read books and text all my friends!

St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican Museum

 There are swiss men who guard St. Peter's Basilica and they
wear colorful uniforms. They have a changing of the guard every hour or so.

The Vatican Post Office is next to these men and it was very crowded. There were coins and jewelry in it too. We bought some post cards and mailed them at the Vatican!

Mailing post cards at the Vatican

At the Vatican Museum we saw lots of art. It was kind of boring. But there were some really old things there. The Sistine Chapel was quiet and was painted on the ceiling by Michealangelo. That was pretty cool to see.

We also went into St. Peter's Basilica. It was huge! The things there are meant to look small, but they are really big. This is where Pope Francis or Papa Francisco (as the Italians call him) lives. We saw the balcony where Pope Francis came out the day he was elected Pope.

St. Peter's Basilica

Bean

 Bean

This is Bean. He is traveling with me everywhere I go. You may see him a lot while I am in Europe. This is a picture that I took of him at the Newark airport just before I left for Rome.

Fresh pasta----Yum! 

Riding the Subway and Dinner

We rode the subway. It is called the
Metro. There are lots of pickpockets
there. It is always crowded.

For dinner we ordered pasta. It was made fresh!
Mine had salmon in it. My dad had gnochi.
We had to pay for the bread.
It did not come free with our meal like it does
in California.