A few more photos of Venice.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Venice
Venice is a really special and unique city. It was a much larger city than we expected. We had bad weather there, but it was still fun.
The Vatican
Vatican City is a separate soverign state within Rome, and home to St. Peter's Basilica and some of the world's most famous art. I am not a huge fan of art, but the thing that was the most spectacular of everything was the Sistine Chapel. The famous ceiling that was painted by Michaelangelo. He started painting it in 1500. Here are just a few of the tons of photos we took.
Luis loved this ancient ruin area
This area is called the Castel Sant'Angelo, rising above the river. It served as an army barracks, papal citadel, imperial tomb and medieval prison. Today the 58 room museum traces the castle's near 2,000 year history.
The Coliseum in Rome
Another spectacular area of Rome -- the famous ancient Coliseum. The city has built up around this gorgeous ruin area, and you literally walk down a street and turn a corner and run into this gorgeous site. The whole city is breathtaking.
One of my favorite areas of Rome
This beautiful area is located right next to the famous Forum area, which is very near the Coliseum.
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