Ancient Rome, Monday, May 18

We spent six days in Rome touring the ancient ruins, bascilas, the Vatican, Vatican Musuem, and attended a papal service. We stayed in Villa owned by the Church of the Nazarene in the Northeastern side of Rome.

We rested on Sunday afternoon after arriving late on Sunday morning (1:00 a.m.). We were very tired after traveling to Epworth on Saturday and we could not buy a bus ticket on Sunday, so we decided to make it a day of rest.

On Monday we toured ancient Rome (Colassae, Palatino, and Forum). We decided to go with a guided tour, something we usually don't do, but given the massive amounts of people we felt it would give us the best experience. We also visited St. John's Lantern Basilica (Giovanni), St. Mary D. Angelo Basilica, and the Pizza De Republica. Here are some highlights of our first day in Rome.