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January 8th 2024
Published: January 19th 2024
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Slept in a bit Went to the Farmacia to get cough medicine and Sudafed for our colds. Took them while having a coffee and croissant for breakfast. Took taxi to Museums for tour to start at 10:30. Turns out the Sisteen Chapel is closed today until 1:00. The tour usually arrives there at 12:30 so the guide said she could take us to some of the halls we might not usually see. The carriage one was pa... Read Full Entry



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This started for us to blog about India in 2008 and has been used several times since. Sue went to China in 2011 and helped the girls move around the Southeast in 2012. We'll keep using it to capture pictures and travels! Then: Ireland and the Isle of Man, summer 2017, bicycling in NYC with Road Scholars in Sept 2018, the Panama Canal, again with Road Scholars, March 2019! Then: Since we survived Covid-19 and Mike’s lymphoma, and Sue retired, we returned to Ireland and the Isle of Man in April/May 2023! For our 50th New Year's Eve together, we went to another Road Scholars program, New ... full info
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Papal InsigniaPapal Insignia
Papal Insignia
Motorized vehicleMotorized vehicle
Motorized vehicle
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this was a gift
Second carSecond car
Second car
carcar
car
DescriptionDescription
Description
PopeMobilePopeMobile
PopeMobile
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Mike at PopeMobile
CarCar
Car
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Papal insignia
Internal courtyardInternal courtyard
Internal courtyard
Descriptions of the Sisteen ChapelDescriptions of the Sisteen Chapel
Descriptions of the Sisteen Chapel
This was one of the best portions of the tour--Oxsana, our guide, was able to speak just to our group and discuss many of the pieces of the ceiling.
More pieces of the ceilingMore pieces of the ceiling
More pieces of the ceiling
Twisted DoorwayTwisted Doorway
Twisted Doorway
The ceiling of the doorway twists so you can see it 'front' both coming and going.
View from the MuseumsView from the Museums
View from the Museums
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Another view from the Museums
Another internal courtyardAnother internal courtyard
Another internal courtyard
This was actually a bathtub at one timeThis was actually a bathtub at one time
This was actually a bathtub at one time
beautiful floor, too
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red marble
Hallway (not the only one!) leading to the ChapelHallway (not the only one!) leading to the Chapel
Hallway (not the only one!) leading to the Chapel
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