Seeing all of Rome's greatest sites in one day is exhausting to say the least

So walking all of Rome in 10 hours in 85 degree weather was definitly a lonnnnggg day. We kicked off the day nice and early and ate breakfast around 7:00. We took the metro to Vatican City (where the Pope lives) and we toured St. Peter's Basillica before the mad rush. St. Peter's was absolutly incredible for one, it was the largest church I have ever seen, and two, the detail was unbelievable- it is the largest church for the Catholic Denomination and it is the centerpoint for Catholics. After seeing the church we tried hard to pass the several annoying tour bookers trying to get us to join an English tour for the Vatican Musuem and finally made it to the museum(after making a quick stop for croissants). Yes, the Vatican Musuem is one of the largest in the world, and yes, there were probably tons of masterpieces within its wall; however, Josh and I were only in the mood to see one thing- The Sistine Chapel and Michelangelo's masterpiece. Yes, we paid fourteen Euros (approximately 20 dollars) to see the Sistine Chapel and it was worth that much and more. The moment we walked into the Chapel and set our eyes upon the ceiling, the power of the paint took over and I felt like I was in another world. The extraordinary colors of the paint jumped out, and pulled me into the creation stories that Michelangelo tried and successfully portrayed. The middle of the ceiling is the famous painting of God and Adam and their hands reaching out to one another (or lack of on Adam's part). After seeing the Sistine Chapel, we grabbed an Italian lunch of spaghetti and gelato, and then we basically walked around Rome from top to bottom (along with getting gelato for a second time). The ending to our grand tour was the great Colosseum where we toured the inside and learned all about he gladiators from our handy Rick Steves Mp3 guide on our Ipods. Tomorrow we will take a 9:00 am train to Florence, but for now we will go get something to eat and see Rome by night! later
kayla