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5/31/2004

We took the metro to the Vatican and luckily didn't have anything stolen. Waited in a half mile long line for the Vatican museum. Bought a book in hopes of following a preset path through the museum, but we ended up getting lost and wandering around anyway. I couldn't help but feel like the museum was being a bit hypocritical; they had so much reverence for their own dead, but left Egyptian mummies sitting out for all to see. Overall, the museum was astounding. My favorite part was the Raphael rooms. The Sistine Chapel was ok too.

After that, we headed over to St. Peter's. The courtyard alone was worth the price of admission (which was actually free, but whatever). The church itself was bigger than anything you could imagine (it's the biggest in the world), ornately decorated (of course) and profoundly boring (just kidding!).

We ate dinner at Alfredo's: the original, where Alfredo sauce was invented. Guess what we ordered... It was as good as you imagine (but different than American Alfredo sauce). Thanks for the recommendation, Dave.

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