When our alarms went off at 5:30, Gabe and I both agreed that getting an extra hour of sleep would be better than having seats for the mass, so we slept in a bit. I had been concerned that the mass would be uncomfortable because you can't wear tank tops in the Vatican, but it was actually quite cool that morning and I was happy to wear my cardigan.There were so many people at the Vatican, it was nuts! People were trying to cut in line and nuns were sending them...

It's a good thing I row, because I'm pretty much trained on waking up before dawn and functioning on a minimal amount of sleep. Gabe has a bit more trouble with that one ;] Like I said, we had a train to catch at 7, so I got up pretty early so that I could shower and get ready for the day. We were planning on stopping at a café in the train station to pick up breakfast because the breakfast at our hostel doesn't start until 7, but when we were checking out the...