Rome It was Ashleys' Birthday today and we are all going out for pizza in Rome......... We visited St. Peters Square, then we entered Vatican City. What an amazing place to visit. We entered the Sistene Chapel and I had shivers up my spine. Michelangelo painted the ceiling between 1508 and 1512. The ceiling, and especially The Last Judgment (1535-1541), is widely believed to be Michelangelo's crowning achievement in painting. The Papal Basilica of Sain...

Florence Area - Rome This morning we had a walking tour around Florence. We visited Santa Maria Del Fiore Church it is one of the most important Gothic churches in Tuscany built in 1279. It has a marble fascade and is a sight to see with its huge dome. We visited the Florence Bapistry which is renowned for its three sets of artistically important bronze doors with relief sculptures. The south doors were done by Andrea Pisano and the north and east doors by...