Hall of maps

You get to walk through this incredible hallway on the way to the Sistine Chapel. The ceiling is covered with hundreds of individual pieces of art, while the walls are all painted as maps of parts of Italy.

Weekend in Roma

January 31st 2005
Well actually I spent much of in Rocca di Papa (castle on the hill of the pope) with my friend Nadja. I stayed with her aunt and uncle who were great hosts. They have two cute daughters and one more coming in 2 weeks. We went to Rome on Sunday and saw many of the sights including the Sistine Chapel, which I had missed last vist. It was amazing, although I didnt take pictures of the ceiling ( ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more

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