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CaliforniaPeggy

(149,296 posts)
29. I have no idea...
Fri Jul 12, 2013, 12:16 PM
Jul 2013

It might have been a special arrangement between our group people and the guards. There isn't much consistency in the rule enforcement, I think.

The Vatican and the Sistine Chapel... [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 OP
Beautiful pictures, Peggy OhioChick Jul 2013 #1
Thanks, CalPeg. Aristus Jul 2013 #2
How the greats managed to work stone to look like silk... Locut0s Jul 2013 #23
Thank you so much for posting. HappyMe Jul 2013 #3
thank you for sharing these Peggy - Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2013 #4
This is my favorite detail from The Last Judgment. rug Jul 2013 #5
Thanks, everybody! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #6
and the catholic church claims to care for the poor PeppinoImpastato Jul 2013 #7
Amazing! lunatica Jul 2013 #8
That is a GREAT photo of the Pieta! joeybee12 Jul 2013 #9
I'm an atheist Nevernose Jul 2013 #10
Wow that's uncalled for... Locut0s Jul 2013 #22
Me thinks; greiner3 Jul 2013 #28
the beauty of something created by man PeppinoImpastato Jul 2013 #11
How beautiful! femmocrat Jul 2013 #12
I would imagine that Callalily Jul 2013 #13
GREAT WORK, CalPeg! elleng Jul 2013 #14
Bravo and thank you. rurallib Jul 2013 #15
wow! Kali Jul 2013 #16
It's usually a ban on flash photography... Locut0s Jul 2013 #20
Follow the money jpn.best Jul 2013 #27
Absolutely stunning Rowdyboy Jul 2013 #17
Beautiful, my dear CaliforniaPeggy! UrbScotty Jul 2013 #18
Fantastic Peggy, brings back good memmories... Locut0s Jul 2013 #19
I want to thank all of you for your comments... CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #21
Feel better fast! Kali Jul 2013 #24
Did you tromp up to the top of the cupola? Fantastic views of Rome from there.... MADem Jul 2013 #25
No, we didn't do that. I wouldn't have been able to anyway, with this cold. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #30
It's a bit of a trek...claustrophoblic as well. MADem Jul 2013 #31
Yikes! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #33
I'm at the stage where I like the virtual tours, myself! MADem Jul 2013 #34
Wow, we were told absolutely NO photography in the chapel. There were sinkingfeeling Jul 2013 #26
I have no idea... CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #29
I used to wander through there every time I went in to Rome, pretty much... MADem Jul 2013 #32
The Sistine Chapel is amazing Taverner Jul 2013 #35
I was there on 9/11/06 LittleGirl Jul 2013 #36
the Pieta is the most amazing piece of art I've ever seen cbdo2007 Jul 2013 #37
What struck me was how much smaller it was in person... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #38
LOL SunSeeker Jul 2013 #41
Wonderful pics, Peggy! Brigid Jul 2013 #39
Oh Damn, my dear Brigid! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #40
K & R SunSeeker Jul 2013 #42
This is a very interesting, albeit dry, book about the Sistine Chapel Hestia Jul 2013 #43
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