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| Stefano, a wonderful Roman guide recommended by Gwenna Brush, met us at the hotel and we went first to the Vatican Museum. I can't possibly describe the wonders there--do Google it for better pictures. This is one of the many "salas" or rooms, which are long galleries filled with marble statuary and ceilings embellished with scenes from the Bible or antiquity. |
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| I can only surmise that the ceilings were so elaborate because the noble Romans spent so much time reclining on couches whilst nibbling peeled grapes. |
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| Yet another... |
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| This is a huge basin made of porphyry a wonderful deep red marble but the main thing is the magnificent mosaic floor. Note the size of the basin compared to the people. |
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| Part of the mosaic floor. This one is cordoned off so that people can't walk on it but many of the mosaics are just part of the normal pathway. |
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| And if you don't like mosaic, try marble--so many different types of marble inlay. |
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| This corridor, or gallery, or sala, is composed of huge and magnificent tapestries mostly done in the 16th century. |
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| The ceiling of the Tapestry Room |
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