Our European Adventure

Looking back, I’m not so sure why we thought spending an entire afternoon at the Vatican was such a great idea. Saphira gets impatient and bored even at the best of times, and we were a bit tired after a late night out anyway. So basically we made our way up there and got one of those pre-recorded guide things so we could cruise around at our leisure and not worry about the possibility of a shocking guide like at the colosseum. It was okay, I guess, although a lot of the information was written next to the items you were looking at anyway, so probably another rip off.

The raddest thing we saw straight away was the mummfied corpse in the Egyptian part! Whoa Mumma! She was all black and skeletal but she was definitely a person once, and that was pretty cool.

We got a bit over the religious art – it’s all very symbolic and melodramatic, and despite the intricacy of the designs and vividness of the colours, it’s hard to get excited about it when there is just SO MUCH of it. Saphira was not really enjoying herself and we were all getting grumpy at each other after a few hours. We kind of rushed through the end and only got a glimpse of some of the modern art (which is of more interest to us!) but were totally overwhelmed by the Sistine Chapel. Not only is it immense but it’s so beautiful. We got sore necks from gazing up at Michelangelo’s ceiling. Saphira loved the part about Noah and the flood, I loved the part where God is hurling planets and stars into space, and Mel’s favourite was the Adam and Eve painting.

We rewarded ourselves for persevering through the Vatican with the best gelato ever. Coconut, tiramisu, pistachio, dark cherry and chocolate flavours. Oh baby! If you’re reading this, you’re about to laugh, because despite being in Italy where the food is meant to be totally awesome, we got Indian again for dinner. Different restaurant mind you, and even more delicious. Ha! Decided that our next trip has to be to India.