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Room with a view... very nice, Peasie!
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loving the report.. watching quietly in the sideline
If you don't fight for what you deserve, you deserve what you get.
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Originally posted by sistactry View PostPeas, u say few, a one dis???
and St. Peter's Basilica was spectacular - u never tek none??
OK. Some pics of inside St. Pete's
HTML Code:From Rick Steve's website Construction of the building began in 1506 and failed to finish till 1626. a lot of of the planning of St. Peter's Basilica is attributed to the good Michelangelo, who planned a lot of of the ultimate structure, however in reality the development time stretched the lives of many architects and popes who oversaw the creation and tweaked the plans. St. Peter's Basilica, because it stands these days, is thought as ‘the greatest building of its age'. The edifice is cruciform with chapels encircling the central dome. each the inside and exterior of St. Peter's Basilica are fully breathtaking. Among several highlights inside the church may be a chair that was supposedly utilized by Saint Peter himself. Over one hundred individuals are buried in St. Peter's Basilica, as well as ninety one popes and Holy Roman Emperor Otto II. The building's dome is that the tallest within the world, rising to a height of 136 meters, or 448 feet. Inscribed inside is that the verse "…you are Peter, and on this rock can|i will be able to|i'll} build my church…I will provide you with the keys of the dominion of heaven" from Matthew sixteen. the size of the church and St. Peter's sq., that surrounds St. Peter's Basilica, are overwhelming
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Some dead pope in St. Pete's. Mi nuh memba who?
Is one whole heapa dem buried in dere.
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On the way the St. Peter's Basilica which is inside the Vatican, you pass so many, many pieces of amazing art. The Vatican is very wealthy
Ornate ceilings...
Amazing sculptures. At this point, I was just photographing images with shadows that appealed to me ... there were just so many things to take pictures of that I was afraid to just see them and experience them for myself and not behind the lens of a Nikon Coolpix...
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More pics of art I do not know the name of!
All I know they are ancient and beautiful even when they are in pieces!
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Maybe someone can identify this one for me?
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The day I visited the Vatican, St. Peter's Square was being readied for a huge ceremony the next day when the Pope would canonize seven saints. From NY Times...
There were a lot of Filipinos there the day I visited the Vatican - whole orders of nuns! There was a small contingent from Africa and I had a friend take my picture with a nun... which she has to email me. Anyway here are two photos I took of the preparations for the ceremony.Kateri Tekakwitha, known as “Lily of the Mohawks” and beloved by American Indians; and Sister Marianne Cope, a German-born nun who was raised in Utica, N.Y., before moving to Hawaii. But the loudest cheers were for St. Pedro Calungsod, a 17th-century Filipino martyr, from a large contingent of Italy’s Filipino community that came out to celebrate.
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Some dome in the Vatican
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I also toured the Sistine Chapel.
Somehow I found myself on the altar. I realized after a while that I was the only person there with the exception of two security guards. I was just awestruck at the altar and I was in this, um, moment. From the corner of my eye, I saw where one security guard sort of looked at me and I sensed he wanted to leave me alone. I turned around and wondered why no one else was up here It was then that the second security guard came up and said, "Madam, the public is not allowed up here!" 
I quickly went down the altar to join the crowd. When I glanced over to the first guard, he winked at me - it was as if he allowed me a moment of grace. 
I put away my camera and just absorbed Michelangelo's (and his students!) work. Here is a photo from WikiComment
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The Sistine Chapel is surprisingly small and it is just one oblong building.Comment
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Great trip report Peasie!
How wonderful you were able to meet up with old school friends.
I've never been down to Napels and that area, but been on the ferry from Bari to Patras in Greece.
As far as I know those blue flowers are Plumbago....Comment
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That's it! Plumbago! There are a lot of them in Kingston. Thank you, Marielle!
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very good peasie
that's all the pictures you have of Capri ?
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Amazing Pictures Peasie... Italy sure is a beautiful place.Comment
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