Crowd Heading towards the Vatican
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 07:22:16 AM EDT
Does the Pope's staff wear funny clothes?
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 07:23:11 AM EDT
The Pope Loves Kurt Angle
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 07:25:23 AM EDT
There was a souvenir stand about 3 feet outside of the Vatican Walls, that's where Kurt was.
St. Peter's Basilica
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 07:28:38 AM EDT
Piazza San Pietro
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 07:28:49 AM EDT
Tons of People, but why?
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 07:33:27 AM EDT
Are they here to see Brandon?
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 07:35:11 AM EDT
Pope in a jeep
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 08:32:41 AM EDT
So we finally figured out why all the people are there. Apparently every Wednesday morning, the Pope speaks and gives a blessing. You need a ticket, we're not sure how we got in, but we did.
Who's this guy?
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 08:32:18 AM EDT
So if you want to know, "Did you see the pope?", the answer is yes.
Pope and friends
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 08:40:55 AM EDT
This was taken from really far away.
Pope's stage
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 08:44:04 AM EDT
Masses of People
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 08:43:53 AM EDT
Beer and Cigs
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 08:42:18 AM EDT
Taken inside the Piazza San Pietro.
Line to the Museum
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 08:53:22 AM EDT
It actually wasn't that bad. Most people were still in listening to the Pope.
Vatican Museum
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 09:19:58 AM EDT
Dome of St. Peter's
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 09:36:08 AM EDT
The Death Star
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 10:03:54 AM EDT
Piece of modernish art inside the Vatican Museum courtyard.
Brandon make's a friend
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 10:10:56 AM EDT
Hall of Busts
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 10:11:41 AM EDT
It always is odd to me when a section of a museum is roped off that is obviously set-up to be viewed.
Statue
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 10:12:18 AM EDT
"Guy feeding Dog"
View from the Museum
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 10:15:10 AM EDT
The colors were so nice in Rome.
View from the museum
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 10:15:37 AM EDT
Statues in the Octagonal Courtyard
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 10:17:45 AM EDT
A lot of the statues are copies, but they're 2nd century A.D. copies of 5th century B.C. items, so still really old.
Statue
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 10:18:09 AM EDT
Laocoon
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 10:20:37 AM EDT
Statue
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 10:21:34 AM EDT
Sarcophagus for someone. (probably dead)
Ceiling
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 10:24:55 AM EDT
Let the ceiling pictures begin.
Statue
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 10:25:45 AM EDT
Crack in the arch and artwork.
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 10:27:54 AM EDT
Ceiling
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 10:28:50 AM EDT
Your neck does really start to hurt in this museum with all the art work on the ceiling.
Mummy 1
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 10:32:10 AM EDT
Mummy 2
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 10:32:40 AM EDT
Ceiling
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 10:41:25 AM EDT
Ceiling
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 10:42:28 AM EDT
Ceiling of the Gallery of Maps
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 10:46:42 AM EDT
Map of Italy
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 10:51:03 AM EDT
Enough ceilings, how about the floor?
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 10:55:45 AM EDT
Artwork
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 11:02:17 AM EDT
What you need to understand is that stuff is not really labeled in the Vatican Museum, that's why we have no names for most of the stuff.
Ceiling
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 11:02:26 AM EDT
WARNING!!
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 11:03:47 AM EDT
Ceiling
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 11:06:16 AM EDT
THE Ceiling
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 11:14:20 AM EDT
This is why we came, but you're not allowed to take pictures in this room. This would be the Sistine Chapel where that Michelangelo guy did his best work.
Close up on Sistine Chapel.
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 11:14:20 AM EDT
Sorry it's blurry, but you weren't allowed to take pictures in here. This is what happens when you take a picture with no flash and not looking through the camera. (plus I cropped this out of the first photo, but wanted to point it out)
Just another Ceiling
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 11:22:15 AM EDT
Spiral Stairs
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 11:29:23 AM EDT
For you smart kids, it's a double helix. Ooooo
Finally leaving the Museum
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 11:32:02 AM EDT
Look closely
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 11:56:29 AM EDT
BC needs these!
Date/Time: Wed 31 May 2006 11:56:40 AM EDT
