Italy - day 3 afternoon (Roma)

After a morning of touring, we were transported to Piazza Navona (the artists' square) for the first concert of the trip. 

 After we walked to the piazza, we had time to wonder around before the concert and practice. We walked down to the Pantheon, sat in the piazza and ate pizza, and listened to a lady playing the accordion. It all felt very, very Italian. :) 

  We next walked through the Pantheon. Here is an idea of the size of the pillars in the front. 

 This is the church where the group held their first concert! I was so, so, so cold!!! I think this is where I started getting sick because I sat here for four hours for practice and the concert. How amazing though! Their sound just filled the space (humongous space) and the organ was beautiful. They opened the doors (making it even colder) to get people to come in for the concert. The benches were completely filled and there was a crowd in the back of the cathedral. It was amazing. One gentleman teaches music and was just overwhelmed. Afterwards we went to dinner just one Italian minute away. We had delicious lasagna and pizza. The service was slow and the room was freezing. We were so, so happy to get back on the bus. Hot showers that night!!