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The things you see on the ceiling here are not 3D - they are actually painted/drawn onto the ceiling. I thought it was pretty impressive! Of course, I can barely draw stick-men properly.
Not quite as breath-taking as Toledo's masterpiece

October 2nd 2006
Geo: 41.8955, 12.4823Had breakfast and then I was off to drop off my laundry. We all made plans for dinner at the salad place that evening. Off to the Vatican - I ate a pork sandwich as I walked over to it. There were some tendons in it so it was quite crunchy - despite that, it was actually quite tasty (and spicy). Got to the Vatican museum and encountered an unbelievably-long lineup that w ... read more
Europe » Italy

Italian Flag 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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