Thursday, September 21, 2006

Roman forum area on a rainy day 2

Roman Forum area on a rainy day

Vatican: cool walkway out of the Vatican Museums

Vatican: Sistine Chapel, stealth shot 2

No flash, so it's kind of dark... :) The colors are really astounding in real life...

Michelangelo's David: stealth shot

Although it's forbidden, people were happily shooting away...so I went with the flow (terrible person that I am :)

Vatican: Michelangelo's Pieta

Unfortunately it is fenced-off and behind glass, so it's kind of difficult to admire it's beauty from far away...

Vatican Museums: Ceiling

Vatican: inside St. Peter's, altar

Vatican: View from the top of St. Peter's Dome

Vatican

Vatican: St. Peter's

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Venice: almost-bird's-eye-view :)

Venice: Sigh...

Venice: View from a Palace Window

Venice: View from a Window in the Palace

Inside the Doge's Palace

Doge's Palace


Note the 2 pinkish marble columns on the second floor... Between these two columns, criminals were executed.

Venice: Mosaic

You can't really tell from this picture, but this scene is actually made up of millions of tiny pieces... talk about patience!

Venice, Cathedral of ?

Venice

Ponte dei Sospiri

Yours truly with the Bridge of Sighs in the background

La Dra. Chris "tomando" "champagne"

Que diria el Dr. Pedrito!! :)

Gondolas

Venice from a boat

Murano Glass Factory, Venice

Peaceful Padova + My Favorite "Italian" Models :)

Peaceful Padova

San Antonio de Padua

Pisa

Pisa

Puerta a Pisa

Coliseo y alrededores

Friday, September 08, 2006

Bella Italia

Talk about art! Every inch of marble reflects it.

Colosal Coliseo!


Amazing. Could almost hear the frenzied cheering of long ago.