This was a very unique day. Pope Benedict is scheduled to deliver his last sermon before leaving the Vatican.The day began with the bells ringing all over the city. I think they rang for 20 minutes. It was so beautiful and felt like it would go on forever. Such a treat.
I decided to go to the Vatican to hear Pope Benedict present his last sermon. There seemed to be about 120,000 people and it was not packed. i thought that there would be a lot more people and a lot more pomp and circumstance. The last sermon was very brief, 15 minutes and then that was that. The crowd was fascinating to watch.
On my way back, I decided to find Scuola Leonardo di Vinci. I found it with no problems. Then I visited my favorite bookstore, La Fraternelli, which was on my bus route. I ended up walking home because I couldn't remember details of busroute. I did stop at my favorite cafe near the hotel to buy some aqua frizzante and a banana. It was 4 euros. 2 for water and 2 for banana. Are you kiddin' me? No thank you. So I set out to find a cheaper bottle of water. After walking and walking I purchased a bottle of water for 2.50E. So there.......
