Piazza di San' Pietro

I was expecting to spend my morning in the American Academy in Rome Library, but I have to jump through a few more hoops before they'll let me in. Instead, I went with one of my professors, Karen Rogers, to the Vatican. Most of the time that the large piazza out front, which looks something like a keyhole, isn't very densely crowded. Today, however, it was absolutely packed. Turns out that on Wednesdays the Pope makes his address to the people of the world, and pilgrims from many countries had shown up to hear him. Unfortunately I hadn't brought my camera with me, so I didn't get any shots of it, but it was incredible to witness.