The Pope was in Pompeii today, so we didn't get to see him at the Angelus, but there were still tons of people at the square today and they were playing his Mass in Pompeii on the big screens in the square. We had a great flight out of Atlanta with lots of tailwind so we got into Rome an hour early (unspeakable!). We were able to get to St. Peter's for the 10:30am Mass and then had lunch on the Borgo Pio followed by a walk across the St. Angelo bride, a visit to Piazza Navona, the Pantheon and the Trevi fountain, then back to the hotel for cocktail hour and a nice pizza for dinner. Espresso and gelato finished off the evening, and we have successfully stayed up all day our first day in Rome (local time 9pm now) so we are looking good for the rest of the week. Tomorrow is Mass at St. Peter's at 7am, followed by a Scavi tour and then who knows what. Today was a perfect day in Rome and tomorrow promises more of the same! But now we are beat - more to come tomorrow!
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