July 2, 2008
Since I've been taking TONS of pictures lately and will be taking a lot more in the future, I thought I'd add a post with links to the albums I put up on Facebook so you can see more than just the ones I include on this blog. I'll keep adding links to this post as I keep adding photo albums, so check back often! Enjoy!
xoxo
ROMA
Description: My first few days around the city, the Spanish Steps, and the Trevi Fountain.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2249302&l=9f1dc&id=3625733
ROMA II
Description: Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2250071&l=4049b&id=3625733
ROMA III
Description: More from the Roman Forum, the COLOSSEUM, EAP welcome dinner, & Trastevere at night (Lungotevere).
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2250072&l=17bbb&id=3625733
Ostia Antica
Description: Our guided tour of the ancient city of Ostia Antica just outside Rome.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2251211&l=b30c7&id=3625733
MANGIA!!
Description: An Italian cooking class, cool Italian graffiti, the beach in Ostia, and il Piramide (the Pyramid).
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2251199&l=8a1fa&id=3625733
ROMA IV
Description: Tour of the Foro Italico (Olympic Training Facilities and Stadiums), and roommate dinner.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2252274&l=6466d&id=3625733
ROMA V
Description: The PANTHEON and Piazza Venezia, including the Monument to Vittorio Emmanuel II.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2252308&l=5bdbe&id=3625733
Una Chiesa Bellissima
Description: Chiesa di Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, in Piazza della Minerva.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2252292&l=01c4b&id=3625733
ROMA VI
Description: Italian Parliament building, Piazza Barberini and Sant'Andrea al Quirinale, Piazza del Popolo and Santa Maria del Popolo, Piazza della Bocca Verità and Santa Maria in Cosmedin, and Circo Massimo.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2253297&l=f02cc&id=3625733
ROMA VII
Description: Capitoline Hill (Piazza del Campidoglio) and the Capitoline Museums, Santa Maria in Aracoeli, and San Nicola in Carcere.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2253317&l=1f98e&id=3625733
ROMA VIII
Description: Area Sacra dell'Argentina (aka cat park), Chiesa Nuova, San Giovanni in Laterano Basilica, and medieval tour of San Clemente and the Sancta Sanctorum.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2254989&l=84ca5&id=3625733
Principessa
Description: My new tattoo!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2255005&l=5c561&id=3625733
Villa d'Este
Description: A day trip to Villa d'Este, with the most amazing gardens, just outside Rome in the hillsides of Tivoli.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2256397&l=37440&id=3625733
Frascati & Castel Gandolfo
Description: More trips to the hillside towns of Frascati and Castel Gandolfo in the Lazio region.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2256421&l=4334f&id=3625733
St. Peter's
Description: St. Peter's Square & St. Peter's Basilica
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2257862&l=86bf0&id=3625733
Musei Vaticani
Description: The Vatican Museums, including the Sistine Chapel!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2257894&l=a85b0&id=3625733
ROMA IX
Description: Villa Borghese, Santa Maria Maggiore, and Castel Sant'Angelo.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2258413&l=4e192&id=3625733
Fun, Fun, Fun, Italian-Style
Description: An album of some fun times in Rome, sans churches, monuments, and museums : )
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2259015&l=3713c&id=3625733
A Night at the Opera
Description: An outdoor evening showing of the wonderful opera "Aida", at the ruins of the ancient bath house, the Terme di Caracalla.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2259025&l=86c4b&id=3625733
::CAPRI 1::
Description: My weekend trip to the most beautiful place I've ever been, the exquisite island of Capri : ) Part 1, including the ferry ride, Marina Grande at sunset, our hostel, and around the town of Anacapri.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2261556&l=f0bb9&id=3625733
::CAPRI 2::
Description: Part 2 of Capri, including the famous Grotta Azzurra and Natural Arch.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2261571&l=20749&id=3625733
::CAPRI 3::
Description: Part 3, with the sunset by the lighthouse, the beach, and heading home : (
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2261588&l=36a31&id=3625733
Arrivederci Roma!
Description: My final album from Roma! Pics from the crypts, Piazza Navona and Repubblica, the Turtle Fountain, EAP Farewell Dinner, and our last night out in the eternal city : )
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2263180&l=50e79&id=3625733
PARIS (Part Un)
Description: Flying over the Alps, the Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel Tower, Hotel de Ville, Hotel des Invilades, Arc du Carrousel...
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2268268&l=23a5a&id=3625733
PARIS (Part Deux)
Description: Jardin des Tuileries, the LOUVRE!, and Place du Concorde.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2268269&l=728cc&id=3625733
PARIS (Part Trois)
Description: Notre-Dame Cathedral, Saint Chapelle, bridges of the Seine River, etc...
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2268278&l=a925e&id=3625733
PARIS (Part Quatre)
Description: L'Orangerie Museum with Monet's famous waterlily paintings, the beautiful Jardin du Luxembourg, Forum des Halles, and the Picasso Museum!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2268280&l=fd419&id=3625733
PARIS (Part Cinq)
Description: Rodin Museum, Centre du Pompidou, Cimitiere du Pere-Lachaise, and Pont Alexandre III.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2268285&l=41fdb&id=3625733
PARIS (Part Six)
Description: Paris at night by boat tour, Sacre-Coeur, the artsy Montmartre neighborhood (plus Place du Tertre), and the Moulin Rouge!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2268290&l=661eb&id=3625733
PARIS (Part Sept)
Description: The fabulous Musee d'Orsay, with an impressive collection od impressionist works by artists like Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, Manet, Degas, and Van Gogh.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2268296&l=69b05&id=3625733
Lucca
Description: Pics from my 2 weeks in Lucca, staying with my family and exploring the town my grandmother grew up in, the origin of my Italian roots!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2275978&l=9fdbf&id=3625733
Pisa, Lake Garda, & Cinque Terre
Description: Day-trips to some of the most beautiful places in Italy: Pisa, Lake Garda, and Cinque Terre, while I was in Lucca.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2275968&l=d6b74&id=3625733
Padova UNO
Description: Random pics from around my new city, the Basilica di Sant'Antonio, Palazzo del Bo', Gabi and Justine getting pierced, and adventures at IKEA!
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2283698&l=8ca5a&id=3625733
Orto Botanico
Description: The oldest Botanical Garden in Europe and an UNESCO World Heritage Site, with amazing plants and trees! It's a very green album!
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2283702&l=8b33a&id=3625733
Padova DUE
Description: Prato della Valle and Basilica di Santa Giustina.
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2283706&l=089be&id=3625733
Vicenza!
Description: Day trip to the cute little town of Vicenza!
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2283746&l=29f92&id=3625733
SIENA
Description: Day trip to the beautiful Tuscan city of Siena, home of the famous Il Palio horse race!
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2283781&l=0dba9&id=3625733
OKTOBERFEST I
Description: Part one of my amazing weekend in Munich, Germany at Oktoberfest!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2287010&l=84f93&id=3625733
OKTOBERFEST II
Description: Part two of the beer festival!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2287053&l=5a996&id=3625733
Ich Liebe München
Description: We took a break from drinking beer to check out the wonderful city of München, aka Munich : )
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2287063&l=381d2&id=3625733
Bella Venezia
Description: The Canal Grande, Ca' d'Oro, Rialto markets and bridge, Accademia bridge, and Santa Maria della Salute.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2292031&l=bae69&id=3625733
More Venezia
Description: Piazza di San Marco and the Basilica, Bell Tower, and Campanile.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2292046&l=bf0be&id=3625733
Hello, Dublin (Pt.1)
Description: The little nearby fishing village of Howth, nightlife of the Temple Bar area, Trinity College, and the Celtic Whiskey Shop.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2292185&l=69e7a&id=3625733
Hello, Dublin (Pt. 2)
Description: Exploring St. Stephen's Green park, Dublin Castle, Dublinia & Christ Church, random churches, outside St. Patrick's, and Dublin's bridges.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2292195&l=b54a5&id=3625733
GUINNESS
Description: The Guinness Beer Storehouse, converted into a very cool interactive museum!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2293153&l=77f6c&id=3625733
Bar-ce-lona (UNO)
Description: Part one of my amazing weekend in Barcelona, Spain!
http://ucsb.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2302210&l=f2abc&id=3625733
Bar-ce-lona (DOS)
Description: Part two from Barcelona.
http://ucsb.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2302220&l=1595d&id=3625733
Gaudí, Absolute Genius
Description: Casa Batlló and the fairytale-esque Parc Güell by modernist architect Antoni Gaudí.
http://ucsb.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2302228&l=fbfa6&id=3625733
More Gaudí
Description: Gaudí's still-unfinished masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia, and Casa Milá.
http://ucsb.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2302246&l=66cdf&id=3625733
A Halloween in Milano
Description: A day-trip to Milano on Halloween, spent window shopping and seeing Michelangelo's Last Supper.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2302330&l=2f92f&id=3625733
Smile, You're in Florence!
Description: A lovely weekend in Florence, filled with lots of wonderful Italian art!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2303211&l=313a5&id=3625733
Auschwitz-Birkenau
Description: My sad and haunting visit to the Holocaust concentration camps of Auschwitz and Birkenau.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2307490&l=117d6&id=3625733
Wieliczka Salt Mine
Description: My tour of the the underground Wieliczka Salt Mine, famous for its carved sculptures and chapels (out of rock salt!) and an underground lake!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2307502&l=b0ef4&id=3625733
Kraków
Description: My first day walking around the beautiful city of Kraków, including Wawel Castle and the Old Town.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2307769&l=6b0c5&id=3625733
Kraków in the Snow
Description: Walking around the city after a crazy snow storm turned everything white!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2307783&l=28073&id=3625733
Thanksgiving in Italia
Description: I got to celebrate Thanksgiving twice! At the EAP Thanksgiving dinner in Padova and then over the weekend in Lucca with the fam : )
http://ucsb.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2309275&l=0066e&id=3625733
Buon Natale!
Description: Padova's transformation for the holiday season!
http://ucsb.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2309294&l=82d30&id=3625733
Dolomites
Description: Driving through the majestic Dolomites on the way to Cortina d'Ampezzo!
http://ucsb.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2309306&l=1d40c&id=3625733
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Description: A day spent in the gorgeous resort town of Cortina d'Ampezzo in the middle of the Dolomites!
http://ucsb.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2309319&l=0ecf4&id=3625733
Verona, City of Lovers
Description: A day spent in the beautiful little city of Verona, where Shakepeare's Romeo & Juliet is set.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2311364&l=622d9&id=3625733
Arrivederci Italia!
Description: My last week in Padova!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2320139&l=75150&id=3625733
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Hi Rachel,
There is a chapel in Rome called the Contarelli Chapel which is within the church of San Luigi dei Francesi that has three great Caravaggio paintings -my favorite is the Calling of St. Mathew. The other two are The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew and the The Inspiration of Saint Matthew. I am enclosing more information with links to the chapel, church and paintings.
Picture of Calling of St. Mathew
In the collection of the The Contarelli Chapel, within the church of San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome along with two additional Caravaggios called The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew and The Inspiration of Saint Matthew.
San Luigi dei Francesi is a church in Rome, not far from Piazza Navona.
The church was designed by Giacomo della Porta and built by Domenico Fontana between 1518 and 1589: ...completed through the personal intervention of Catherine de' Medici, who donated to it some possessions in the area. It is the national French church of Rome and actually entitled to the Virgin Mary, to St. Dionigis Areopagitas and St. Louis IX, king of France. The French character is evident since the facade itself, which has several statues recalling national history: these include Charlemagne, St. Louis, St. Clothilde and St. Jeanne of Valois. The interior also has frescoes telling the stories of St. Louis (by Charles-Joseph Natoire), St. Dennis and Clovis.
The church's most famous item is however the cycle of paintings in the Contarelli Chapel, painted by the Baroque master Caravaggio in 1599-1600 about the life of St. Matthew. This include the three world-renowned canvases of The Calling of St Matthew, The Inspiration of Saint Matthew, The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew.
Links to images of two famous Sandro Filipepi (called Botticelli) paintings at the Uffizi:
Birth of Venus
Spring (Primavera)
Are you reading your comments? Is your hotmail email address still valid and do you read your eamils? Would it be better to send information there?
Dublin is a beautiful place. I liked the picture of the doors. Did you take a bunch of pics of doors and put them into one pic? It reminds me of the movie "Monsters Inc". I like the swans too. Funny how the babies are gray and not as pretty as the grown white ones, huh? I doubt I would have liked the beer. I usually stick to the lighter ones. I love you!
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