Rome Day 11, 12, 13, & 14

Wow, the last few days have sped by incredibly fast.  I haven’t had as many pictures to post, since the galleries we visited over the past few days did not allow us to take pictures.  Last Saturday I was able to go to a Caravaggio show in Rome.  It was life altering, which is an […]

Rome Day 9

Our study into the Baroque period began today.  I have been looking forward to this for a long time.  I love Bernini’s sculptures his ability to translate surface textures into marble was unprecedented and a major breakthrough in his time.  Even by today’s standards he is genius in his sculpting abilities.

Hard to keep up.

It is hard to keep up with everything I have seen and am experiencing.  I find it hard to believe that I have been in Rome for a week now.  I have hundreds of photos to post and man thoughts to share.  I think I will have to restructure the way I am posting these […]

Rome Day 8

One week down, it is hard to believe that I have been in another country for a week already.  I am loving the time that I have had here, and have seen so many wonderful things. Today we spent at the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel.  I have pictures up until we enter the […]

Rome Day 7

We started our study of early christian art today.

Rome Day 5 & 6

Sunday was a down day.  I did go to church in the morning.  The afternoon I had to do laundry.  The next day was spent in Assisi, Italy.  We got there by train, it was a gorgeous town on a hill. It is the home of the Franciscan Order of Catholic Monks.  The city is […]