We decided to sleep in and catch the later train because we figured it would be a long night. There was only one attraction really left to explore, the Vatican Museums. We walked from the train station because it was a beautiful day, about 67°. The line to get it was massive but luckily it moved fast, and the security was pretty crazy too. Tickets were supposed to be 15 euro, but we flashed out youth cards, and were excited it was only 8 euro each… A significant savings for us!
They march you through the long hallways and exhibits with the most elaborate detailed artwork i have ever seen. It seemed at times it was an endless maze. Neither of us really knew what we were looking at because we never buy the audio tours, but we could still appreciate the skill and beauty of all the art. We were taking out time and then heard that the Sisteen Chapel closes in a bit so tried to rush through the crowd, but it was a mad house.
BUT we did make it, and it was pretty magnificent! Crazy imagining how Michelangelo (Spelling) painted all of that…it was so detailed! It was kinda crazy though because you are supposed to be silent in there and there are just way to many people for that to be realistic. I snuck a picture of the famous part that everybody knows! Whoops…
So we ordered Gnocchi and a Chicken Parm type of dish and they were DELICIOUS!!! The perfect portions and just the right type of full! The waitstaff was very nice too! It was a very nice evening of Splurges!