Vatican Museums

Ciao, tutti!

Yesterday, we visited the Vatican Museums/Sistine Chapel: wow.  It is full of beauty worthy of the great acclaim that it has garnered over the years!*

No picture taking is allowed in the Sistine Chapel (so every 30 seconds or so, over the loudspeaker: "Silence, please! Silenzio, per favore! No picture! No foto!"), so there's nothing from me; however, it is completely worth googling.  My favorite parts are the first few scenes of creation, through the fall.  It's all amazing, though. :)  Also, Raphael's Theology/Philosophy -- not only beautiful, but I have seen them in so many places that it was fantastic to be there with them!

After the Chapel, we were free to wander, and I did get a couple pictures.  Here's a painting from what I can only assume was an early Borromeo weekend procession:

Davey: this one is called "Rinaldo abandons Armida."  Same story as Lully's opera, perhaps???

And to make it a truly momentous day, I bartered for my first scarf on the way back from evening class (God and the Poets -- still continues to be amazing):

Comparatively, today was not particularly memorable.  Though - in Italian we learned about food and ordering and then went to a bar for coffee.  So that was pretty cool!  The place we went had a St. Paul hipster vibe, and they don't charge extra for sitting down (which, yes, is a real thing), so I will do my best to return with some books.

Have a wonderful night!
 - Emily

P.S.  Finally looked at this blog live and realized how hideous the post title color was.  Mi dispiace!  Hopefully this darker purple will be easier on the eyes.

*Trying to avoid sentences such as "So fantastic!" when possible.  Might still happen on occasion, though. :)