across Rome to attend a sunrise church service in the Piazza del Popolo. We stood on a terrace on the western end of the piazza, and had a magnificent view of the city. [Note: this is not my photo, I didn't bring my camera.] It was absolutely stunning. Of course all this was very early, we left our apartment at 6:00 (about the time y'all were going to bed in the CST), so there was nobody on the streets. We literally passed probably 3 people the whole way across Rome. There weren't many people at the service either, so it was just a fun small group. When the service was over we walked down the Spanish Steps (Note: my photo this time, but not from 
today), and to the church itself, where we had a small breakfast of coffee and pastries.I was planning then of going to Santa Maria in Trestevere, where a group of other Auburn students were worshipping. However that didn't work out -- it would have taken much too long to get there -- so we decided to just go to the Vatican instead. Heh, "just" go to the Vatican. Saint Peter's Square was packed, and that piazza is huge, in case you didn't know. I don't know what the exact number of people present, but I know there were tens of thousands.
The service was wonderful, and the music absolutely amazing. Actually, I can't really describe it in words, so here's a video.
I'm not in the video exactly, but about 2/3 of the way through you can see a bunch of fools waving at the camera (they were really getting on my nerves), and I'm basically just beneath the camera. So that was my day. Happy Easter to all of you!
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