Sistine Chapel

Here’s one from yesterday’s exhibition. It was fabulous to see the works so close and have a commentary to go with them. I didn’t see the real thing when I was in Rome - the mile long queue put me off!

[Merrelyn]

We saw the real thing and I've been wondering how this would compare. We got inside info about the best time to go and we walked without queuing.

[Diana]

Great shot of these masterpieces.

[Desi]

Oh wow. How awesome. What a privilege to see something like this

[narayani]

@merrelyn are you going to go see this? I’d be interested to hear what you think after seeing the real thing. Can’t believe you got in without queuing!! How long ago was that?

[narayani]

@ludwigsdiana thanks

[narayani]

@seacreature it was very cool Desi and I was so surprised that it was in a warehouse space just down the road from where I live!

[Merrelyn]

@narayani It was 2005. We did a coach tour from London to Rome. We were extending our stay in Rome and wanted to spend our time in the chapel rather than to do the queue and rush through with our tour group. The tour directed told us the day and time that was generally quieter. There were still a lot of people inside but it was amazing. I've been thinking about going to see it.

[Annie-Sue]

This looks a great deal closer - probably better! I don't remember much - too young to be impressed.

[narayani]

@anniesue about 59 feet closer!