" Forgive us father for we have sinned" We toured the Sistine chapel and clicked the picture right when it was under the most famous fresco by MichaelAngelo, "The Creation" & "The Fall" . Disregarding the many warning not to take photographs.
Two famous paintings that we have seen on many walls, galleries and churches. Interestingly enough we always thought the paintings were much larger than they appeared to be in real life. impressive paintings nevertheless.
We were fortunate to sit under century old paintings and observe, analyze, and digest the guides description of the setting and climate of the culture surrounding the era when they were created.
Besides the Sistine chapel we also visited the Vatican museum. Once again many sculptures, artifacts and paintings. Two sections that stand out we're the "vehicles" that the popes have used to travel outside the vatican (including the one that Pope John Paul II was riding when he was shot at) the other section we liked was the one with artifacts that the Vatican has acquired from Egypt throughout the last six centuries.
Finally we had a chance to take a few pictures in front of St. Peter's square, not many because it was about 95 F. Under hot blazing hot sun even at 5:00 P.M.
We are back at our apartment confessing our sins of the day and praying for a restful night and relief from the soreness from walking 12,110 steps today.
Ciao.
P.S. we look forward to going home and posting pictures for each of the days we have posted a blog, the iPad has not been user friendly with that regard.
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