Do as the Romans! The Italy portion of the trip. 4 days in Rome and 4 days in Northern Italy/Venice. Craig’s sister is in the Air Force and stationed 1 hr from Venice… so we stayed with her and got to see some of the Italian country.
First stop… Vatican City! These photos are of St. Peter’s Basilica. I was not expecting the amazingness when I went inside… and the audio guide was awesome! The best audio guide of the whole trip!
Ok, this was sooo humongous! In each of these photos, take notice of the size of people standing around and you will get a small idea of the shear massiveness. Also, every “painting” you see on the walls are actually mosaics! Chew on that!
The alter for St. Peter’s grave site way below.
The crazy dome directly above the alter
Below is Michelangelo’s “Pieta”. Its another piece of art I’ve learned about my whole life..
Here I am famously touching the foot of St. Peter’s statue. The foot is totally smooth now from the millions of people who have touched it.
We took the hundreds of stairs to the cupola (dome), and eventually to the top outside of St. Peter’s Basilica.
Close up of the mosaic work in the church
On to Vatican Museum…
Craig with the very famous “School of Athens” by Raphael. I never realized it was commissioned by the pope for the Vatican.
Colosseum!
Pantheon
Crazy big Trevi Fountain… tucked away down a maze of streets that are more like alleys.
OOooo… the Colosseum at night!
Inside the church Santa Maria Del Popolo. We went here because it houses 2 original Caravaggio paintings… my favorite Italian painter.
“The Conversion of St. Paul”
“The Crucifixion of St. Peter”
The ruins at the Roman Forum. Too bad its so destroyed… seems like it was really cool and elegant back then.
Northern Italy… the Alps are in the background. This is definitely wine country!
Wine tasting with Craig’s sister Clair! Delicious/1
Shopping in Pordenone
Awesome Venice! Just missed Carnivale, but really enjoyed all the little water ways and the textures of the buildings.
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