A Month in Bella Italia

[Richprins]

Flutts!

Do they just speak spaghetti on the tours - or English?

Those old Romans were well-built indeed!

(If not so well-endowed? )

Why no pics allowed of the ceiling?

[Lisbeth]

Those are Greek, RP

[Lisbeth]

Sistine Chapel ceiling

[Lisbeth]

Sistine Chapel

[Flutterby]

One of the "curses" of Italy is that there are too many artefacts They simply cannot keep up with them and many end up falling to pieces, like the Colosseum was about about to do, if a private moneybag had not taken over and paid for it, luckily

Now it is Pompei's turn

Luckily I have seen it all, before tourism started its boom

As I told Vanessa, we used the churches to cool down on the hot days, there is always one around

At least they do a better job at preserving their heritage than we do!!

Very interesting Flutts . Don't think I have the patience to sit for 4 hours just to get in would probably have given up and gone elsewhere -I tend to do the same in the gameparks when I see queues

It must be really amazing to see the works and artifacts in person just a pity it is so busy that you have to go with the flow .

Luckily we had pre-booked so we could skip the line. I also wouldn't have waited for 4 hours. It was busy, but you can spend as long as you want in the museums...no rush.

Flutts!

Do they just speak spaghetti on the tours - or English?

Those old Romans were well-built indeed!

(If not so well-endowed? )

Why no pics allowed of the ceiling?

All the tour guides speak English. I'm not sure why you're not allowed to take photos in the Sistine Chapel, but there are guards everywhere to make sure that you don't.

[Richprins]

[RogerFraser]

Sure I remember reading that the ceiling was damaged by all the flash photography before it was restored and afterwards they ruled that no more photos could be taken to preserve it

[Lisbeth]

Even where you are allowed to take photos, mandatory NO FLASH! IMO they let in too many people at a time, which is also dangerous for the paintings; body pollution

[Pumbaa]

WoW Flutterby,

very impressive pictures - I can very well feel your sore feet - Such City trips are indeed a marathon for them

Ready for more

Pizza & Pasta on top

[Flutterby]

Sure I remember reading that the ceiling was damaged by all the flash photography before it was restored and afterwards they ruled that no more photos could be taken to preserve it

Sounds plausible.

WoW Flutterby,

very impressive pictures - I can very well feel your sore feet - Such City trips are indeed a marathon for them

Ready for more

Pizza & Pasta on top

Thanks Pumbaa...my feet and ankles really suffered!! After a while I was sick of pizza and pasta!