We got up early so we could get a good spot to see Pope Francis (or as the Italians say, Papa Francesco) when he gave a speech. It was pretty awesome when the Pope came around on a cart and I was only about 10-5 (I think) yards away. There were people handing babies to the pope’s guards, who relayed them to the pope then back to the hands of their parents, grandparents, or whatever type of legal guardian they might have been.

Later, we went to see the US Embassy to the Holy See. Despite it being a lower risk embassy, the security was a bit more than a US airport. It’s not surprising since the US likes to keep everything behind barriers, guards, and scanners. I suppose it’s as the saying goes, It is better to be safe than sorry.

We walked around the area for a while and walked over to the Circus Maximum (which is right next to the embassy) where the Rolling Stones had preformed some time within the last week.