William Reardon’s Blog

Yes, it’s beautiful, without a doubt it’s amazing, and it’s certainly it’s unlike anything you’ve ever seen, but who doesn’t know that already? And having heard it all before & seen it now, I can tell you, there is nothing — nothing — anyone can say that will compare to standing in the middle of that chapel and looking up at that beautiful ceiling. Even detailed photos pale in comparison to the real thing.

So what good is another post telling you more of the same?

For that reason, rather than give a blow-by-blow summary of my trip, and subjecting you to modern day vacation slide torture, I thought I’d do something different. For each day of the trip, I’ll pick a photo or event from that day and describe just that. I’ll try to pick things off the beaten path — things you can readily find on Yahoo Image Search by just typing in a few keywords. Vacations are often like a series of small vignettes strung together, so by giving some of the pieces you’ll get a sense of the whole.

(They also don’t allow photographs inside the Sistine Chapel, so yeah, this kinda solves two problems at once.)