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Re: A Month in Bella Italia
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 4:30 pm
by Richprins
Re: A Month in Bella Italia
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 5:44 pm
by Lisbeth
Those are Greek, RP
Re: A Month in Bella Italia
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 5:52 pm
by Lisbeth
Sistine Chapel ceiling
Re: A Month in Bella Italia
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 5:54 pm
by Lisbeth
Sistine Chapel
Re: A Month in Bella Italia
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2018 12:59 pm
by Flutterby
Lisbeth wrote: ↑Sat Sep 22, 2018 12:03 pm
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!!
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.
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.
Re: A Month in Bella Italia
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2018 5:19 pm
by Richprins
Re: A Month in Bella Italia
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2018 6:30 pm
by 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
Re: A Month in Bella Italia
Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2018 6:40 pm
by 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
Re: A Month in Bella Italia
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:54 am
by 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
Re: A Month in Bella Italia
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 10:25 am
by Flutterby
RogerFraser wrote: ↑Sun Sep 23, 2018 6:30 pm
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.
Pumbaa wrote: ↑Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:54 am
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!