Last Day in Rome

Well today was our last day in Rome. Sad day. We say a bone crypt today. Franciscan monks of this church decided to bury there brothers in a very odd way, by decorating the alters of there chapels with the bones of their brothers. They used tail bones and vertebrae to make floral designs and the like. It was both interesting and nauseating. Very few of the brothers had the honor of being buried whole and some full skeletons were incorporated into the decorations in standing positions wearing their original brown cloaks. It was like a creepy scene from an Indiana Jones film. The rest of our day was spent in free time. We went to a few more cool temples and a finished off gift buying for my friends. Tomorrow morning we leave for Florence. There is supposed to be a cool leather factory up there that we can tour, a huge change from the archaeological touring we have been doing. I am not sure if I will have internet access the rest of the trip, so I may have to post the remainder of the blog once I get home. We are leaving Italy on Thursday at 11 am and arrive in LA 7 hours later, figure that out! :)