This is an amazing shot of Raphael's The School of Athens that Jim took today at the Vatican Museums, with several others available in the web album. The perfect weather of the first half of the trip has been replaced with clouds and a chill in the air, something we got to experience for about an hour while in line for the Vatican this morning. One cannot really complain, though, when sights like this are the reward for the cold, the crowds, and the waiting. After marveling at the Sistine Chapel, the next stop was St. Peter's Basilica.Tomorrow we'll start the day at the Villa Borghese before moving on to the Ara Pacis and a proper look at the Pantheon. After a week filled with visits to some of the best sites and museums in the world, we'll experience something completely different tomorrow night as we watch two heavyweights in Italian football, A.S. Roma and Juventus, square off at the Stadio Olimpico. Many of the students are getting ready for the match by picking up Roma gear, and the excitement is palpable.
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