Doing the Sistine Chapel and the Vatican Museums

Ask a friend heading off to Rome what they’re going to see and the Sistine Chapel will be on the short list. When they come home, they’ll tell you that the Sistine Chapel was so magnificent. And that they got a sore neck just looking up so very long. True. But no one tells you how much bother can be involved with the Sistine experience — or how to make…

Afternoon in Naples

Naples is not for everyone. If the Italian cities were a family, Milan would be the aloof business woman. Florence, the elegant aunt; Rome the smart Mamma. And Naples would be the aunt who comes to Christmas dinner in hot pants and an old sweater and asks Aunt Florence’s boyfriend if he’d like a quick tumble. The place has some great assets, a world-class archeological…

Location Threads: Naples & Herculaneum

I’ve just finished posting my new photo album, final shots from our recent trip to Italy. If you missed my earlier posts, here are the photos from the Greek cruise and Venice. The new images cover: Naples and Herculaneum — a final cruise day Rome Siena Florence Here, I’m adding a few shot sequences from that set for the blog. The idea being that for a picture to…