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An early morning train ride took us from Florence to Rome on our 7
th day and we arrived early in the afternoon, with plenty of time to explore the area close to our hotel. We decided to take a walk to the
Castel Sant'Angelo.
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A view from the back of the
Castle, showing part of the wall that surrounds Vatican city.
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A sculpture close to the Castle.
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Looking out over the
Tevere (the Tiber River).
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We were both so busy looking at the castle and the river, that we didn't realize that we were so close to
Vatican City!
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We went into the castle, venturing further and further skyward. A view from the castle towards the Vatican. You can see the wall surrounding the City in the lower right corner.
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The
Church in the distance.
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While exploring the inside of the castle, I passed by this woman sitting on a window ledge. I thought this would make a lovely painting.
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In another corridor I loved the light falling on the light blue walls - David kindly took this snapshot of me on the window ledge.
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A view from the perimeter walls of the castle looking inward.
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A view of the Castle from the
Ponte St. Angelo (bridge). The following pictures are some of the angel sculptures along the bridge. I loved the sculptures, and the clouds behind made a gorgeous backdrop.
4 comments:
you took such beautiful photos on your trip...thank you for sharing...
I love those angel photos! You're right about the clouds in the background. Amazing.
thanks for the compliments! getting started on my first Angel painting from the photographs - I'll post my progress :)
Fantastic Pic's and a great drawing, I have a tattoo of the angel holding the cross in memory to my father, i have added a scroll around her " In Caram Patris Mei Memoriam" which translates to "In loving memory of my father".
The sculptures are so inspirational, I could send you the photio if you like my addy is nickjmarriott@hotmail.com
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