We still had the morning in Rome before heading to Florence, so we walked around in St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican Museum/Sistine Chapel. The Basilica was huge, and so impressive. So much stonework and incredible statues! The Vatican museum was also cool, but there were so many tourists it was a little crazy.
My absolute favorite thing was the Sistine chapel, the famous chapel where Michelangelo painted beautiful frescoes all over the ceiling and walls. Sadly you can't take pictures in there, but pictures wouldn't even do it justice anyway. It's a true masterpiece; the painting above the alter alone has over 300 figures in it.
In the afternoon, we caught a train to Florence and made our way to the Airbnb we rented. Airbnb is a website that lets people rent out free space they have to travelers! We stayed in one offered by Spanish female students studying abroad in Florence. They were really nice and the location was great!
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