After Florence, we returned to Rome for a few days. It will take several days to post a selection of photos from Rome and the sights and activities of the group. Above is a photo of the Circus Maximus, which was the site of the chariot races held in ancient Rome. The building in the background (slightly left of centre) is the ruins of the Imperial Palace, home to the Roman Emperors (on the Palatine Hill). The trees in the picture are Mediterranean pines, very typical of the region.
In the Vatican Museums - halls and halls of artworks through the ages. Here are Lisa and Laura admiring some of the historical works of art. You can see that Laura is practicing to become an ear, NOSE, and throat doctor. We are hoping that she'll learn to use gloves in her practice.
In the Vatican Museums again - sculptures along each side and painting covering the vaulted ceilings. After a couple hours here, we only saw a fraction of the collections of the Museums.
This gallery is called The Map Room, The wall paintings are all maps of various sections of Italy.
Mr. Lio, posing in front of the old map of his ancestral homeland, Calabria, a region in southern Italy. He says not, but we all believe Mr. Lio planned out his wardrobe for the day so he could match this map painting.
A different version of The Last Supper in the Vatican Museums. Notice, only eleven apostles appear around the table. Jesus has his arms resting on the head of one who is in front of him. This is quite a different image than Da Vinci's famous painting. But very much like Da Vinci's version, there is no cup or chalice in front of Jesus - so another piece of evidence that maybe The Holy Grail does not refer to the drinking cup Jesus used at The Last Supper. Also, the fellow in the bottom, front has no halo and neither does person whose head is reclined on the table. (Is one of them Judas?) Did the artist run out of room? Of was he working from a different version of the story?
Check back tomorrow for more from Rome...
Ciao a tutti.
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