An aesthetic High!

Grey has been on sensory overload all day! He is so excited to see all the beauty, and so full of questions about everything ("Why is the Vatican a separate state?" "Why did they call all the babies in Jerusalem?". (in response to Rafael's "Slaughter of the Innocents" tapestries) "how do they end wars? When you go to war and it just goes on and on, to people at least get lunch breaks?" etc...









We began our day at St. peter's Basicilica -with Trey gasping in amazement as we entered... He of course was fascinated by the dome andnthenPieta - he really loves all things Michaelangelo! - and intrigued by the "stained glass window". (really very thinly cut alabaster) behind the altar, and kept asking me to take pictures of this or that...



After an afternoon break of pizza and swimming, we went out again this evening to an after-hours tour of the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel... I first saw the Sistine Chapel in about '52 or '53... There was no one there, but it was prior to the restoration, so it was very dark. I saw it again about five years ago - post restoration - but it was so crowded I could hardly see or appreciate it - it felt like being a part of a big cattle call, with hoardes of people shuffling through, guards yelling, "Be quiet!" "Hurry up!" "No pictures!" tonight there was no one there but our group, and we could take our time (and even a few pictures) and really appreciate it! It was amazing! Trey was so excited!



Late dinner and to bed because
tomorrow is another full day! When he heard it included plans to see the Michaelangelo David, he said, "Yes!"

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