Swiss Guard at Vatican City Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 10:16:21 AM EDT We went back to the VC on Day Four (or as Brandon referred to it "Wild Card Friday") to actually go inside St. Peters. With the crowd there on Day Two it was just too difficult.
Details on St. Peter's Basilica Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 10:16:51 AM EDT
Another Ceiling Picture Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 10:26:30 AM EDT Everything in the Vatican is marble, bronze, or gold. Even the "paintings" are really mosaics with tiny pieces.
And of Course the Floor Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 10:26:51 AM EDT
Inside St. Peter's Basilica Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 10:29:51 AM EDT
Gold Details on the Floor Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 10:32:00 AM EDT
Statue Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 10:34:23 AM EDT We we're taking pictures withou a flash to be polite, until we realized EVERYONE was taking pictures with a flash.
Dome of St. Peter's Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 10:38:47 AM EDT
Front area of the Alter Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 10:39:38 AM EDT Being non-church goers, sometimes it's hard for us to know what things are. This is particulary hard to explain.
Baldacchino (Bernini) Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 10:41:54 AM EDT
Alter Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 10:42:35 AM EDT
Marble Statue Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 10:44:27 AM EDT We were amazed at the ability to make the marble look like fabric and have flow.
Close-up on the same Statue Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 10:45:31 AM EDT
Pineapple Palm Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 11:17:49 AM EDT It was just funny to me and refreshing after the seriousness of the Vatican.
Castel Sant' Angelo Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 11:24:12 AM EDT
Rome's "Hamburger" of History Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 11:38:07 AM EDT This building has been so many things which is why the layers look so different. It's been a mausoleum, fortress for popes, apartments of popes, and a prison.
Tiber River Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 11:53:21 AM EDT
Hiding from the Rain Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 11:55:17 AM EDT
Ponte Sant' Angelo Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 11:56:36 AM EDT
Looming Weather Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 11:56:43 AM EDT
The Vatican Pops up Everywhere Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 12:01:45 PM EDT
Cool Building Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 12:01:55 PM EDT
Foggy View Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 12:02:30 PM EDT
Death Looming Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 12:03:27 PM EDT
Palazzo di Giustizia Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 12:03:41 PM EDT
Bronze Statue (read comments) Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 12:03:51 PM EDT About 10 seconds after this picture was taken it started hailing. Not little hail, but about marlbe size. It really hurt as it was hitting your head. There was only a small staircase to get off the roof we were on and people with umbrellas were being really slow about going down. Meanwhile, the uncovered people (like us) were still getting pelted.
Statue with Bronze Wings Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 12:12:22 PM EDT
View of Sant' Angelo from the Bridge Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 12:25:28 PM EDT
La Montecarlo Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 01:05:57 PM EDT
Brandon Made Friends Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 01:55:25 PM EDT The guy two from the right is the owner and our server for the day.
They Let me Join in the Fun Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 01:55:42 PM EDT Note the HUGE bag of flour in the foreground.
Why is Rome so Rainy? Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 02:15:54 PM EDT Don't we get enough of this type of weather in Dublin?
San Crispino Gelati Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 02:49:16 PM EDT It's okay, gelati fixes everything.
Piazza di Repubblica Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 03:59:49 PM EDT
Do you see Zurich Listed On Here? Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 06:05:06 PM EDT This is the "big board" in the Rome train station. We were so confused at first when we didn't see our train on there. Turns out, ours was second to the bottom.
Rome Train Station Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 06:10:00 PM EDT Just huge. This picture doesn't really do it justice.
Our Train to Zurich Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 06:19:27 PM EDT
Our Sleeper Car Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 06:34:23 PM EDT Well worth a little extra money to get the sleeper.
Cute Sink in Car Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 06:34:58 PM EDT
Taking Pictures Outside a Train.... Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 06:58:41 PM EDT
Sucks! Date/Time: Fri 02 Jun 2006 06:58:53 PM EDT
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