The morning of Day 2 in Rome, we went to the Vatican, Basilica of St. Peter's, and the Sistine Chapel. I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed this part of our trip. I thought that since we are not Catholic, that I would not understand what I was looking at or the history behind it. Our tour guide did a fabulous job of walking us through and explaining all the details.
Entrance to the Vatican Museum
Mom and Dad with their "whispers"
Our tour guide explaining the paintings inside the Sistine Chapel. We were not allowed to take pictures inside the chapel, so this is as good as it gets. These posters do not do the paintings justice! The poster on the left has the paintings on the ceiling broken down into individual paintings. The middle poster shows the entire ceiling. The poster on the right shows the painting that is behind the pulpit and goes from ceiling almost to the floor called "The Final Judgement." Michelangelo was the artist who was commissioned by the pope to paint the chapel.
"The Last Judgement" by Michelangelo...in real life, the figures are life-size and very dramatic...I believe that the final judgement of Christ will probably look much like this painting...I'm so glad that I know that I will be one of the ones the angels are pulling up to heaven instead of being drug down to hell.
Painting of Jesus on our way into the Sistine Chapel.
Painting on the ceiling in the hallway leading to the Sistine Chapel.
I just loved this painting on the wall...the angel's coloring is so vibrant.
Just a glimpse of what the ceiling looked like in the hallway leading to the Sistine Chapel...completely covered in paintings and ornate moldings.
One of the domes leading to the Sistine Chapel.
Michelangelo's "Pieta"...Mary the Mother of Jesus holding Jesus' body after he was taken down off the cross.
One of the domes of St. Peter's Basilica
Supposedly, the apostle Peter is buried below in the the Basilica.
And then, we lost Hank...we lost Hank a few times on this trip. Hank and his wife are from Australia and Hank had a tendency to wander off. Isaac offered to hold our group's flag since the tour guide was so short. We eventually found Hank.
Statue in St. Peter's
Entrance to St. Peter's
After all of that, we took a gelato break!
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