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  Rome, Latium, Italy
Saturday, September 17, 2011

The purpose of this part of the trip is to see as much as I can of Vatican City and experience some of the Artistic delights of Rome.  Today we visited the Vatican Museums, Library and the Sistine Chapel - all ramped - so much to see.  The ceilings were amazing and I managed to hold my camera on my lap a couple of times and take video of the ceilings as we moved along.   Had lunch again at local cafe.  

We also went to the Parthenon which has a special history. Watch Rick Steves video to lean more.   We left St. Peter's until tomorrow as it is so large we needed more time. 

Videos by Rick Steves on Pantheon here

Video of the Vatican here 

Video of Colleseum here 

After getting back to the hotel and downloading my pictures, I went over the Ponte Sisco bridge to the right of my hotel and tried to tour around. Expensive Cafes here and a couple of churches.   It started to get dark and the roads were very, very narrow and I really did feel for my life on a scooter since it was dusk so I quickly found my way back to the bridge and went back to the other side which is a big square and felt very friendly for dinner.  But I did get a few pictures before I left.  There are many pictures and hopefully they give those who have not been there some idea of what the Vatican is like.  

   

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From the car - driving to Vatican	Model of Vatican	Gardens of Vatican	Detail of Vatican Bldg
Trasfiguration by Raffaello	detail Trasfiguration by Raffaello	Sketch or Cartoon - done before painting by artist	Raffaellino del Colle
Dome of St. Peters	painting by W. Peter	Ceiling	Detail on Bronze Pine Cone column
Chiaromonti Museum	Family tomb - the dead were cremated and their ash	famous ball	Far wall Sistine Chapel
ceiling painting	The museum Galleries	The museum Galleries	The museum Galleries
The museum Galleries	Mute Swans	Ceiling of the Library	Picture on Ceiling
Picture on Ceiling	Another part of the Cetiling	Ceiling	Pio Clementino Museum
Sistine Chapel	Ceiling of Sistine Chapel	Sistine Chapel Ceiling	Sistine Chapel Ceiling
Sistine Chapel	Sistine Chapel	Detail Chapel Ceiling	Detail Sistine Chapel
Tapestry Room	Galley of maps	Movie of Ceiling of Gallery of Maps	Immaculate Conception Room
Immaculate Conception Room	Ceiling of Immaculate Conception Room	Raffaello the Rooms	Detail of Delivery of St. Peter by Raffaelo
Ceiling of The Segnature Room	At end of The Segnature Room	Vittorio Emanuele's - Nicknamed The Wedding Cake	The Fire of Burg
Domenico del Frate ceiling - painted not sculpture	Colleseum	repaired section of Collleseum	Gate
The Palatine Hill	Detail on Parthenon showing marbel	Parthenon	Rotunda Square in front of Parthenon
Inside the Parthenon	Parthenon	Parthenon	Parthenon
Trastevere District - cafes -traffic bad	Trastevere District just across the bridge	Cafe Trastevere District across the bridge	Other side of the little square over bridge
Santa Barbara dei Librari - smallest church in Rom	Side street where car nearly hit me	Ponte Sisco Bridge	From the Bridge
Looking back at alley where hotel located	Church near the hotel	Church near the hotel	Church near the hotel   Comments!

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