Sunday, March 22, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Sistine Chapel and St Peters
At the moment I'm in a bar called the Bulldog inn. I just tasted the most yummy hot chocolate. Coaches told us last night that we could not drink wine until after the race. so I'm dehydrating with espresso and now hot chocolate.
So today I went to see the Sistine Chapel around 1:30 pm. It's totally true that you can slip in the back entrance. After you wait in the super long line to enter the museum, take the left at the crossroads going toward the Sistine Chapel line into a courtyard. Don't go out there. There are glass doors with a big No Entry sign. Bust through and go straight the opposite direction that everyone is walking. Don't follow down the stairs, that leads to the gift shop. Go down a very long hallway, then go through an series of small stairwells. Again people are still coming out. I cheated a little because I followed in a lady. she spoke to all the guards as if she knew them. I stayed pretty close behind as if i might be with her, but I didn't want to let her know i was following. After a different woman passed us, I felt not so scared.
i remember when I was 16 I had a dream i went to the Sistine Chapel and the ceiling had almost worn away.
Anyway I think i waited in the outside line for a good 30 minutes or more. But once i was inside the actual museum it was like 5 minute walk to the chapel.
So I wish I could have seen the rest of the musei but once I found out that the Pieta was in St. Peter's I had to go find that. Again, worst art history student ever didn't know how to find the entrance to St. Peters.
Once I got inside the Pieta was on the right hand side. there weren't a lot of people and I was able to sketch for a long time. I don't think I have ever felt so humbled and scared to draw anything in my life.
So today I went to see the Sistine Chapel around 1:30 pm. It's totally true that you can slip in the back entrance. After you wait in the super long line to enter the museum, take the left at the crossroads going toward the Sistine Chapel line into a courtyard. Don't go out there. There are glass doors with a big No Entry sign. Bust through and go straight the opposite direction that everyone is walking. Don't follow down the stairs, that leads to the gift shop. Go down a very long hallway, then go through an series of small stairwells. Again people are still coming out. I cheated a little because I followed in a lady. she spoke to all the guards as if she knew them. I stayed pretty close behind as if i might be with her, but I didn't want to let her know i was following. After a different woman passed us, I felt not so scared.
i remember when I was 16 I had a dream i went to the Sistine Chapel and the ceiling had almost worn away.
Anyway I think i waited in the outside line for a good 30 minutes or more. But once i was inside the actual museum it was like 5 minute walk to the chapel.
So I wish I could have seen the rest of the musei but once I found out that the Pieta was in St. Peter's I had to go find that. Again, worst art history student ever didn't know how to find the entrance to St. Peters.
Once I got inside the Pieta was on the right hand side. there weren't a lot of people and I was able to sketch for a long time. I don't think I have ever felt so humbled and scared to draw anything in my life.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Thursday in Roma
Today I decided to see the Pantheon. That's good because I later found out that the Vatican was closed do to a holiday. Is that true?
Well, i found myself almost everywhere but the Pantheon for most of the day. I even ran into some Marathon caution tape a few times. so here are some pictures. I don't know if i will feel like uploading every night, but since almost no one has seen my Tokyo or Korea photos here are a whole lot. Not all.
This is how they arranged the beds for my roommate and me
those animals are big
I was trying to take a photo of the cool lady on the bike but this guy stepped into shot
his clothes look cool. i thought Jose would like these boots
something used to be here
I came up from behind this one. like almost through it and didn't even know it was a ruin until i was through the scaffolding
I hope this is the bridge Cynthea talked about. i ate my lunch there. an orange from the US
I ate Hazelnut ice cream
smallest truck
this building was very tall
High in nun apparel :)
this one is for Tricia. That's her character Hard Times which I brought to Rome.
i have non blurry ones
Dinner
Well, i found myself almost everywhere but the Pantheon for most of the day. I even ran into some Marathon caution tape a few times. so here are some pictures. I don't know if i will feel like uploading every night, but since almost no one has seen my Tokyo or Korea photos here are a whole lot. Not all.
This is how they arranged the beds for my roommate and me
those animals are big
I was trying to take a photo of the cool lady on the bike but this guy stepped into shot
his clothes look cool. i thought Jose would like these boots
something used to be here
I came up from behind this one. like almost through it and didn't even know it was a ruin until i was through the scaffolding
I hope this is the bridge Cynthea talked about. i ate my lunch there. an orange from the US
I ate Hazelnut ice cream
smallest truck
this building was very tall
High in nun apparel :)
this one is for Tricia. That's her character Hard Times which I brought to Rome.
i have non blurry ones
Dinner
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