Today we packed up, got some breakfast and got on the train to Termini in Rome. We left our luggage and spent the day exploring. We saw The Pieta again, and visited the Grotto below the Basilica where the tombs of previous Popes are buried. Then we ran to the Vatican Museum to see the Sistine Chapel. My neck hurt from looking up at Michelangelo’s amazing paintings. My favorite painting on the ceiling was one of Jesus healing a very sick man. I remember that story from Sunday school.

After that, we went back to Termini and met my dad, got our luggage and we got on another EuroStar to take us to Florence. We arrived in the evening and our friend PierFrancesco picked us up and took us to our new place, an apartment in a part of Florence called Castello. We were tired and ready for sleep, but first the owner Francesco brought his dog in to meet us. His dog’ name is Giotto and he is a Newfoundland. He’s HUGE and slobbery and super super super CUTE! If you can call a giant dog cute! I can’t wait to play with him!