Vicki's Photo Tour of Rome, Italy - May 2008

Sightseeing in some of the worlds most famous (and busiest) places provides an interesting challenge - getting the shot uncluttered and making it feel like something no one has seen before. Rome in May has to be as beautiful (and beloved) a subject as exists on the planet. Join me for a stroll.......
Photos and captions by Vicki Smith

Fresco in the Vatican museum. Fresco literally means "a days work" so named because the paint was laid onto fresh, still wet plaster. If you look closely at one you can see where one days work ended and another began.

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Fresco in the Vatican museum. Fresco literally means "a days work" so named because the paint was laid onto fresh, still wet plaster. If you look closely at one you can see where one days work ended and another began.