Rewind back to Sunday. We started the day at church. There was some stumbling around trying to find the time of Mass. We figured out the right time, then got to church and found out we were 30 minutes early, even though their Mass times list says we were correct. We've since discovered this is just how it works here. Flexibility is key (not my strong suit). Somehow, everyone else knew what time to come? Whatever. Anyway, we wandered a bit, perused the church, then enjoyed Mass in Italian. They baptized a baby boy too! It was fun to see how much we understood and how well we could follow along. The church was like everything else here, extravagantly decorated and intricate.
Then - gelato!
Next was the Castel Sant'Angelo. Its a castle a few blocks from our hotel. I didn't take a picture from far away, so I plagiarized this one from the internet:
It was cool place to visit, highly recommend. Good signage, an obvious path, and stuff that all of us found interesting.
This was a our lunch cafe, on the 2nd floor of the castle. Yes, it was as beautiful as it looks in the picture. and delicious!
Cool ramps to climb
Archangel Michael on top
Guard towers to hide in
Amazing views. Hi Pope Francis!
Bridge over the green Tiber (its actually kinda gross)
We continue to look for different papal coats of arms. This one's mine with the fleur de lis
very tiny doors
cool and cave-like
After this, we went back to the hotel for some chillin and jet-laggin
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