And on the Third Day, We Saw the Pope 9/3/17

Hello family and friends of Global!
This is Matthew posting for day number three. It is crazy to most of us that it is only day three because we have packed so much into this trip already. Today we started off with a walk to St. Peter's Basilica to listen to the Pope speak to the crowds. It was an incredibly moving experience and incredible to see the crowd that gathered around to watch him speak. We continued the day with a tour of the National Museum of Rome led by our fearless tour guide Francesca. Even though we were exhausted by our long day we learned so much about all of the pieces there, and debated which would truly win in the mosaic of a giant lobster fighting a squid (the squid obviously). We finished off the day by going out to dinner along the river at a wonderful place that managed to fit all 24  of us at a single table. We also stopped at a gelato place on our way back to the hotel, because the day is not truly over in Rome until you have had gelato.
I am constantly amazed by just how much history is packed into this city over the spread of its existence. Hearing about the ancient Romans on one side of the street and then listening to how events took place during the Second World War is truly an enriching experience.
We are all excited for what the rest of our time in Rome holds and can't wait to continue on this journey!
Matthew

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