Day 3 – Rome
Posted on July 1, 2014
Holy paintings Batman.
Today we visited the Vatican Museum. It took over an hour of lining up to get in (and that was even when we were early). It’s a huge place. Hallway after hallway, room after room we walked.
There was so much to see with every step; paintings, statues, ceilings – all intricately detailed. There were a lot of people around which made it annoying at times, most noticably in The Sistine Chapel.
Speaking of, it’s quite spectacular. There was a rule of no photos in the Chapel, so the crowd of people actually helped provide some cover for mischief. I still only managed to sneak a few no-scopes of the ceiling, and of those, only one came out well.
Here are some photos of the Museum and artworks.
- One of many intricate ceilings.
- A cool patterned ceiling.
- An interesting painting.
- Another ceiling… my neck hurts.
- I like all this symmetry.
- Something a bit more contemporary.
- The sneaky Sistine Chapel ceiling photo.
- The light from the window behind gave this a great effect.
- An interesting spiral staircase.