Rome

June 29

Today we visited ancient Rome. We visited the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, and the Pantheon. Our tour guide, a woman named Monica, said that Rome was a city full of "wows", and as we followed her along a street, she would say, "get ready for another big wow - Mama Mia, the Pantheon!" It was amazing to actually see and touch these ancient structures that have been around for 2000 years. While in the Pantheon, the choir impromptudely sang in the center of the building. All of the crowds of people immediately became silent and surrounded the choir, taking videos and pictures. They were thrilled with the singing. Rome is a large city, with lots of crowds and heat, so it was a different experence for us, but still very enjoyable. That evening, the choir sang at a mass at a church next to the Vatican. They seemed to fit in very well with their music. The priest of the church said that they could come back any time and sing for them. After the mass, they gave another concert at the same church. This was the last time this group of kids would sing together.