Rome: St. Peter's Basilica, the Sistine Chapel, the Pantheon, and an Italian Opera

 Outside of St. Peter's Basilica

 The Vatican Royal Guard

 Deciding if going inside the church was worth waiting a few hours to get in.

We decided not to wait...

 The Vatican Museum

 I guess you're not not supposed to take pictures of the Sistine Chapel, but here they are anyway.

 Intricate metal work on a bible

 The Pantheon:  Roman Temple turned Catholic Church and Italian Royalty Mausoleum

National Roman Museum

 Jason loved seeing the display of Roman and Italian coins from the first pressed coins of Rome to present day.

It was cool seeing things I learned about in my humanities class and saw in books with my own eyes.

 Our hotel was across the street from an Italian Opera house. Jill and I went late one night and saw Golgotha, the story of Christ's crucifixion using the art of horse dancing.  It was interesting to say the least and not your typical opera experience.