Holy Week in Italy Easter had me reminiscing about one of my most memorable religious experiences, Palm Sunday at the Vatican.  In 2011 three childhood friends and I set off to Italy and our vacation happened to fall around holy week, Settimana Santa.  Our two-week trip started in Rome then went on to Cinque Terre, Florence and ended in Venice. In Rome we stayed in a small apartment (lovingly nicknamed The Rabbit Hole) in the Piazza della Rotonda, right next to the Pantheon.  We had plans to go to the Vatican twice, once to take a tour of the city and then a second time just to attend Palm Sunday…