Pictures from Rome...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

A little Basilica near our Rome hotel: It didn't look like much from the outside...



This is an early sculpture by Michelangelo, in the Basilica:



A beautiful stained glass window:



Hope you enjoy!

[Scuba]

1. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. I think you like them, my dear Scuba!

Thank you!

[LeftofObama]

2. Beautiful!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Thank you, my dear LeftofObama!

too!

[Trailrider1951]

5. Oh, beautiful! Thank you for posting these!

But, is that statue wearing a loincloth? LOL

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. I have no idea what Michelangelo intended, my dear Trailrider1951!

Your guess is as good as mine, lol!

It was a very early work...



Thanks for coming by!

[Lionel Mandrake]

14. I think the statue is supposed to be Jesus.

But who is the funny looking tourist in the foreground?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. Well, of COURSE it's supposed to be Jesus!

I think you know perfectly well who the tourist is, silly!

[mahina]

7. Thank you!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. You're welcome, my dear mahina!

[Crewleader]

9. I have enjoyed all your photos CaliforniaPeggy, thank you!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. I am so glad you have, my dear Crewleader!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

11. Thanks for sharing these, Peggy.

They are lovely.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. You know I love to share, my dear Tuesday Afternoon!

I'm so glad you're enjoying them...

[femmocrat]

13. Gorgeous, Peggy!

tThe colors in that rose window are so vibrant!


Thanks so much for posting them.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. Thank you, my dear femmocrat!

That church looked so nondescript from the outside, but once inside!

I was really pleased how that window showed up too...

It blew me away!

[Rowdyboy]

17. Its been a delight to follow you through Italy....Now, when are you going to Greece?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. Thank you, my dear Rowdyboy!

We've already been to Greece. That was back in 2005, as part of a larger trip through the Eastern Mediterranean...

And it was amazing too...

We weren't there as long, though. And I wouldn't go now, what with all the unrest.

I did have some threads on that trip. I'll see (later) if I can dig up the links.

[Brigid]

19. Great photos!

I would love to visit those old European churches, basilicas, and cathedrals!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. Thank you, my dear Brigid!

I hope you get to go sometime...

It is an amazing experience!

[Locut0s]

21. The stained glass window pic!!

Wow fantastic job on that one. That's not easy to do. I took lots and lots of pics in cathedrals when I was in Europe and always wanted to get something like that. Properly exposing those windows is tough, nice work!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. I hate to admit this, my dear Locut0s...

But the camera has a really nifty setting, one which I used A LOT on this trip...

It's an Auto setting that also turns off the flash. You don't have to worry that you'll accidentally use the flash when you're prohibited...

I'm sure I used it for this picture, and it always works great. I also used it on the statue that Michelangelo sculpted.

I could not believe how well it worked.


That's how I did it.

[Locut0s]

27. Oh nonsense!...

It's a good pic, no need to make excuses about what setting you used

[OhioChick]

23. Beautiful pictures once again, Peggy!

Keep them coming. I've been enjoying them.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. Thank you, my dear OhioChick!

I'm really glad you're enjoying them...

I'm slowly sorting through my files, and making groups in Photobucket. There will be more!

[OhioChick]

25. Oh, good!

I can't wait to see all of them.

I hope you and hubby are enjoying yourselves.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

26. Well, we managed to come home with nasty colds...

So we're busy getting over those!

[Locut0s]

28. That's one thing about travelling...

Always be prepared to get sick. Either sick to your stomach due to food or a cold, flu or something else. My father had a horrible food poisoning incident when we went back to China in the mid 90s. He felt like he was going to die and may have if he hand't gone to the hospital. Luckily the vast majority of our other trips have been mostly uneventful, but I always expect to have some minor issue. For example, when travelling to Asia getting the "runs" or something similar is almost inevitable in the beginning.

Did you develop the colds in Italy or just as you got back? Reason I ask is you could have caught them on the plane. Hundred of people backed in like sardines, planes are the perfect incubators for disease transmittal.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

29. I think we caught them on the plane going over.

And they showed up in my husband first. It really dragged us down. This is the second trip where we've come home with colds, and it's a drag.

Phooey.

[Locut0s]

30. Sorry to hear that...

Being sick on a trip can really ruin the experience. I'm glad to see it wasn't a total disaster though. You got to see some amazing things and you now have all those great memories!

Your cold just reminded me of a food poisoning incident my father suffered on a trip that I just posted about.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. It's funny...I didn't feel well, while I was sick...

I still managed to take the pictures!

And now I'm appreciating them!

[OhioChick]

31. Oh, you're home!

I thought you were still on vacation. I hope the both of you get over your colds quickly. Summer colds seem to be the worst.



Get well soon!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

33. We've been home just over a week now...

We both went to see our MD last week, and the meds he prescribed are really helping us get well.

Thank goodness!

Thanks for your good wishes...