Good morning America!! Yesterday we spent our last day in the beautiful country of Italy at The Vatican! As a catholic university this stop on our trip was exceptionally special for all of us! The Vatican is so beautiful and so full of religious history it left us speechless! We toured The Vatican museum, the Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica! Our local guide told us of the history behind Michael Angelo's work in the Sistine Chapel. Michael Angelo's "The Last Judgement" was the main focus in the Sistine Chapel and was full of such detail and deep meaning you couldn't take your eyes off of it inside! Not being allowed to take photos inside this beautiful chapel was a challenge but out of respect we all refrained from using our cameras! St. Peter's Basilica is the largest basilica in the world. There are marks on the aisle noting the sizes of other basilicas in comparison to St. Peter's, it was amazing to see how truly large this basilica was! After purchasing some crucifixes, rosaries, and other religious gifts we loaded the bus in Rome and headed for the airport! We said goodbye to our great bus driver, Geovany, and amazing tour guide, Fabio, and prepared for our long journey back home! We left Rome at 320pm and landed in London around 6pm, we grabbed some snacks before boarding our flight to JFK at 820pm and six hours later we landed back in America!! Everyone is happy to be home but sure to be missing Italy and it's great scenery, history, and of course delicious food! On behalf of the whole women's basketball team I would like to thank everyone who helped to make this trip possible, supported our foreign tour, and followed our trip via this blog! This experience was truly once in a lifetime and one we will never forget! It's now time to enjoy two weeks at home before returning to Loretto for the start of school and preseason! Big things will be happening for SFUWBB this year so make sure to continue to follow us as we work hard for a successful season and chase that NEC championship!
-Hope Phillips
Senior #45
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