6/15/2018 0 Comments May 20Every Sunday, unless the Pope is traveling, he gives a Papal blessing from the window at St. Peter's Basilica. A group of about 10 of us (the others decided to stay behind and sleep in) left our hotel at 9:30 in the morning to see Pope Francis. As expected, there was a huge crowd gathered in Vatican City. Some were holding large flags, prompting the Pope to include a shoutout for their respective countries in the blessing. Rome Tip #2: If you plan on going to the Papal blessing, make sure you wake up early enough. The crowd wasn't too overwhelming when we went, but I'm sure it can be. Plan ahead. Here is a good site to keep track of the Pope's whereabouts: http://thecatholictraveler.com/papal-calendar/ Afterwards, we met the rest of our group at the Colosseum. When Rome was a society divided by social class, the Colosseum was a gathering place for everyone. The Colosseum was the scene of thousands of hand-to-hand combats between gladiators, contests between men and animals, and of many larger combats. Today, the remaining ruins of the oval amphitheatre are a famous landmark in the center of the city of Rome. We then visited a famous gelato factory, Gelateria Fassi, the oldest gelateria in Rome. It was established in 1880. After, we met our tour guide at the Imperial Forum at Palatine Hill. The tour itself was very interesting and extremely informative, although it did start to rain, in the first place we were that day without an indoor portion or shade.
Rome Tip #3: Again... ALWAYS BRING AN UMBRELLA WITH YOU!
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