The Vatican (the Museum, the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica) - AWESOME!!! We started in the museum where we saw lots of art ---- such as paintings, tapestries, and sculptures. There was this purple colored rock (red porphyry) which is so rare it is 5x more valuable than gold. There were many columns and sculptures made of this marble. The Vatican apparently has most of what is present in the WORLD!! There was also a cool tapestry that had a picture of Jesus and his eyes seemed like they were looking at you even if you walked all the way past it. This was done in tapestry hundreds of years ago. It was amazing!
Everything in Rome, everything in the Vatican seems like it follows 'the bigger, the better'. The paintings on the walls and ceilings in the Sistine Chapel and the Basilica were humongous! The dome in the Basilica is so high, it could hold a 40 story building; and the facade of the Basilica is larger than a football field.
This is a picture of us in a courtyard within the Vatican. In the background is a bronze sculpture of 2 worlds..... the sphere actually rotates on bearings. Cool!
No gelato yet today but there are still a couple of hours left before I go to bed. Ciao, ciao!!
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