Thursday, March 26, 2015

First Day in Rome


When in Rome, what do you do?  You visit the Colosseum.
It is undergoing a cleaning paid for by a shoe company.


In a nearby church -- the church of San Pietro in Vincoli -- there is an impressive installation designed by Michelangelo for the tomb of Pope Julius II.  After Michelangelo started work, the Pope had second thoughts about having his own funerary monument created during his life.
So, although the monument was eventually finished (after the Pope's death),
Michelangelo only sculpted a few of the statues.  This is his Moses.


And in the Capitoline Museums, there so many statues and paintings that I came out numb.
This one is of Brutus.  Seriously, Caesar, how could you ever trust a guy with eyes like those?

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12 comments:

  1. Stefan JanssonMarch 26, 2015 at 5:57 AM

    The thing I remember best from the Colosseum is all the stray cats. And the high talking American tourists.

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  2. Luis GomezMarch 26, 2015 at 7:00 AM

    Nice!

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  3. SharonMarch 26, 2015 at 9:43 AM

    It is certainly an impressive place to visit. I agree about those eyes. I wouldn't have trusted him.

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  4. Taken For GrantedMarch 26, 2015 at 10:36 AM

    Interesting shot of the colosseum. Just saw a NOVA program about it. It has a gruesome history. But one item they neglected to mention is that it is mostly make of what we now call "supercrete," a really hard concrete.

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  5. MalyssMarch 26, 2015 at 10:38 AM

    The Antic part of Roma was my absolute favorite . But then I visited Vatican , and , well , it's not so bad ... :o)

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  6. Sylvia KMarch 26, 2015 at 11:03 AM

    Such an amazing, historical place and, yes, I'm happy for you, but just a tad envious that I'm not exploring Rome, too!! But your captures are, as always, the next best thing to being there myself!! Thanks so much for sharing, Jack!!

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  7. William KendallMarch 26, 2015 at 12:02 PM

    Rome is another place I'd love to see, particularly the Coliseum. Terrific captures!

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  8. RedPatMarch 26, 2015 at 2:38 PM

    Thanks for the tour Jack!

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  9. MichelleMarch 26, 2015 at 7:21 PM

    You didn't have your picture taken with one of the gladiators?

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  10. Bob CroweMarch 26, 2015 at 10:44 PM

    Rome and Florence can drive you mad. Brutus looks like one of the Undead. The only way to cope with it is to find an outside table at a an overpriced cafe in the Piazza Navona, pay through the nose for a perfect negroni, relax and enjoy Rome passing by.

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  11. RandyMarch 26, 2015 at 10:58 PM

    You are so lucky.

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  12. BirdmanMarch 27, 2015 at 2:08 PM

    BC hasa suggestion I might follow. You've grabbed some clssic shot today. Sleep well.

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