Planet Ruby Starrs

I forgot to say that some where on this trip we did the Spanish Steps and the the Trevi Fountain, we wandered the bars and night spots of Trevestare and ate an enormous amount of pizza and I drunk quite a lot of red wine - we are on holiday innit!! The airb&b has delivered yet again although it said quiet location with garden and actually its on a very busy road and the outside area is tiny.  but we have sat outside in among the trees having a night cap and it was all molto bello... We had three very long days travelling and sight seeing, so day 4, our final day, was supposed to be very laid back - late rising, slow brekkie, and finally out to explore the modern art museum. After so much classic history its interesting to hit modern art and be brought back to the present. Its a great gallery - wonderfully spacious and after yesterdays  complete manicness at the Vatican sooooo peaceful and empty of people  -and full of really interesting art.  it ...

painted ceiling and walls How many pictures of painted ceilings should I post... How many roman ruins pictures... statues... tiled floors... tapestries... maps...... We 'did' the Vatican Museum today - finishing up with the Sistine Chapel - it was a mammoth 3 hour slog - and when I say slog I don't mean it wasn't enjoyable but its bit like trying to walk backwards on a conveyor belt of people - round a most beautiful building with incredible exhibits from amazing tiled floors to the obvious painted frescoes and ceilings. such detailed stone carving  In-between all this were sculptured bits of marble sliced and mirrored and in every kind of colour and pattern marble could ever be seen in. it was all very sumptuous -and completely over the top!!!!  Every surface was patterned, tiled, marbled or painted.  The Map corridor was just amazing - map fresco only one I could get pretty much whole there were so many people about I cant help thinking of the poor...