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In reply to the discussion: The Vatican and the Sistine Chapel... [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)32. I used to wander through there every time I went in to Rome, pretty much...
and I remember the No Photography admonitions as well. That didn't stop me, I used to keep a piece of black electrician's tape over the red "on" button on my old video camera, so I could turn it on and sort of aim it while appearing to have it slung over my shoulder in a sack. I got some great shots of the Sistine ceiling, as I remember!
I used to eat lunch on the roof of the place, right near the feet of the left-most saint. It was easy to hop over the parapet and sit in the roof gutter and enjoy the views of the square below. Sometimes I'd have a little nap. Can't do that shit anymore!
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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