tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post116198377123791520..comments2024-03-21T09:05:26.347-05:00Comments on justaskjudy: kenjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1162339018428135202006-10-31T18:56:00.000-05:002006-10-31T18:56:00.000-05:00The sculpture in Florence was so overwhelming. It ...The sculpture in Florence was so overwhelming. It was everywhere. Sounds like the same is true in Rome?<BR/>I love painted and decorated domes.<BR/>~SShephardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07318615370914088651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1162132665634905512006-10-29T09:37:00.000-05:002006-10-29T09:37:00.000-05:00Thanks for sharing those magnificent photos, what ...Thanks for sharing those magnificent photos, what beautiful works of art to feast one's eyes on.<BR/>Cheers MargaretAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1162120429061735322006-10-29T06:13:00.000-05:002006-10-29T06:13:00.000-05:00Beautiful. I don't know about the American hubris,...Beautiful. I don't know about the American hubris, I never met anyone who thought America's architecture was any good at all!Miss Cellaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056319889765739429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1162070324659607532006-10-28T16:18:00.000-05:002006-10-28T16:18:00.000-05:00I love the domes inside that cathedral. The workm...I love the domes inside that cathedral. The workmanship is absolutely amazing. They told us that many of the huge paintings by the masters that look to be hanging out in the open are really reproductions. That made sense to me but I don't know if it was really true.<BR/><BR/>Michaelangelo's "Pieta" statue was behind the glass and I couldn't get a good picture. He made another, slightly different one that he apparently didn't completely finish for some reason. It is in one of the museums in Florence.<BR/><BR/>Someday..... I will return. Perhaps I will be like the lady in "Under the Tuscan Sun". Who knows?srphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11751987787364198318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1162051094450720862006-10-28T10:58:00.000-05:002006-10-28T10:58:00.000-05:00I am glad you are posting all your pics. It is a h...I am glad you are posting all your pics. It is a hard decision to select only a few and I really can't get enough of these majestic works!MaRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627282961669893082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1162043710218147812006-10-28T08:55:00.000-05:002006-10-28T08:55:00.000-05:00I would have the same problem as you, Judy: I woul...I would have the same problem as you, Judy: I wouldn't be able to decide which ones to display, so I'd post them all!<BR/><BR/>They're wonderful, but not simply because they're great pictures. Rather, they remind us of a time when craftsmanship mattered, when the world was different, and when so much of what we take for granted today was still being shaped. Amazing.carmilevyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1162039337801789552006-10-28T07:42:00.000-05:002006-10-28T07:42:00.000-05:00Wonderful pictures. I hope to make the trip to It...Wonderful pictures. I hope to make the trip to Italy myself someday. <BR/><BR/>Michele sent meMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817648676974678523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1162038427196583712006-10-28T07:27:00.000-05:002006-10-28T07:27:00.000-05:00Italy is one of my favourite countries - everythin...Italy is one of my favourite countries - everything is a masterpiece! I'm impressed by your restraint in photographing the Basilica. I won't tell you how many photos I took ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1162022347863764332006-10-28T02:59:00.000-05:002006-10-28T02:59:00.000-05:00Hi Judy ~ Thank you so much for all your travel st...Hi Judy ~ Thank you so much for all your travel stories and the wonderful photos.<BR/>It is great to see and hear about these famous places that many of us will never see so thanks for sharing with us.<BR/>Also thanks for your comments, I liked Katharine Hepburn a lot, and the quote is so like her. No good regretting the past as it can't be altered. Take care<BR/>Love, Merle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1162008771664682172006-10-27T23:12:00.000-05:002006-10-27T23:12:00.000-05:00Those are just wonderful! There is nothing in New ...Those are just wonderful! There is nothing in New Zealand to rival this, the country is just too young, youber than America even (well, at least out architectural history is too young, the land of course has been here for millions of years). I'm not sure where in America you refer to though, when you suggest that Americans think they have brought beauty and architectural genius to the world. I can't think of anywhere that would make me think that - I would always look to the great cathedrals of Europe. <BR/>It looks like you had a great trip. Here from Michele's today.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236329216260906624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1161999798296831552006-10-27T20:43:00.000-05:002006-10-27T20:43:00.000-05:00Gorgeous photos of a stunningly beautiful place......Gorgeous photos of a stunningly beautiful place...I have never been to Rome or in fact, to Italy...and I most likely never will get there because of my health issues, so I thank you Judy for this incredible opportunity to travel with you and see the fantastic places you have just seen...particulatly this amazing building and all that it encompasses inside and out...OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1161998734788006192006-10-27T20:25:00.000-05:002006-10-27T20:25:00.000-05:00Thanks for taking me on a trip to Rome the easy wa...Thanks for taking me on a trip to Rome the easy way! I had a wonderful time traveling with you and I didn't have to get up early in the morning to catch the train or plane!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1161998049766045102006-10-27T20:14:00.000-05:002006-10-27T20:14:00.000-05:00One of the things I liked best about touring Germs...One of the things I liked best about touring Germsny ws that so many of their buildings from cnturies past are still being used. They don't rope them off . America is not nearly as old and we rope off our istory.Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01663081575258349281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1161997932707567382006-10-27T20:12:00.000-05:002006-10-27T20:12:00.000-05:00WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1161995878137431192006-10-27T19:37:00.000-05:002006-10-27T19:37:00.000-05:00Sweeping...magnificence...I feel like I'm falling ...Sweeping...magnificence...I feel like I'm falling into a bowl!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1161994836443234912006-10-27T19:20:00.000-05:002006-10-27T19:20:00.000-05:00I would love to stand in the vestibule and just lo...I would love to stand in the vestibule and just look around in awe. Great photos and I am glad you posted them all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1161992300439367092006-10-27T18:38:00.000-05:002006-10-27T18:38:00.000-05:00I wish everyone could see the beauty of St. Peter'...I wish everyone could see the beauty of St. Peter's Basilica. It is breathtaking, and as my husband walked through the door he said wow makes me want to turn Catholic, lol. Your pictures are lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1161987993666894692006-10-27T17:26:00.000-05:002006-10-27T17:26:00.000-05:00great photos, thanks for sharing. It's so cool to ...great photos, thanks for sharing. It's so cool to have this connection to a world that existed so many hundreds of years ago. . . it's so foreign to us North Americans!Carli N. Wendellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00742667098083971382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1161987912521540842006-10-27T17:25:00.000-05:002006-10-27T17:25:00.000-05:00oh how i miss italy! somehow i missed you saying ...oh how i miss italy! somehow i missed you saying that you were going. <BR/><BR/>what a lovely trip down memory lane for me. i loved Rome!<BR/><BR/>Michele sent me today!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1161984500657527852006-10-27T16:28:00.000-05:002006-10-27T16:28:00.000-05:00These are so beautiful I'm actually tongue (or is ...These are so beautiful I'm actually tongue (or is that type?)-tied. Thank you for sharing them.<BR/><BR/>Here from Michele's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10194064.post-1161984418442953242006-10-27T16:26:00.000-05:002006-10-27T16:26:00.000-05:00I am glad that you posted all of the pictures. It...I am glad that you posted all of the pictures. It truly is so beautiful!! And the amount of detail is amazing!<BR/><BR/>Here via Michele!Tracie Nallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908908021649000930noreply@blogger.com