Artificial lighting

You aren't allowed to take photos or video inside the Sistine Chapel (although everyone does), but I did take a picture of one of the outside windows. They use specially filtered artifical lighting in the windows so the art isn't damaged. Also, we were there on a rainy dark day, and wouldn't have been able to see well at all with natural lighting.

When in Rome...don't get lost!!

May 8th 2006
To take advantage of our second spring break, a week off of class for La Feria de Abril, my friends and I made plans to go to Italy. It was amazing, of course, but also one of the most difficult weeks of our lives! We were just hit with so many unexpected challenges, making the trip not exactly less enjoyable, but just...challenging. I went to Italy with my 6 "best Spain friends." I'll introduc ... read more

Europe » Vatican City

Popes in their secular role ruled portions of the Italian peninsula for more than a thousand years until the mid 19th century, when many of the Papal States were seized by the newly united Kingdom of Italy. In 1870, the pope's holdings were further c... ... read more

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