Santa Maria del Popolo- Chigi Chapel

We visited the church of Santa Maria del Popolo, which is one of the places Dan Brown sites in his book Angels and Demons... very cool.

Baroque churches at the Piazza del Popolo

Dome of the chapel- paintings designed by Raphael

Stella, Amanda, Kelly & me in front of the entrance to Rome

Kelly & I at the Piazza del Popolo

Bernini (statue that is referenced in Angels & Demons!)

Caravaggio... amazing

Organ designed by Bernini

Florence

Day trip to Florence





waiting in line to see Michelangelo's David



the Dome of Santa Marie dei Fiore














inside of an abbey




the top of the Dome... we walked up over 400 stairs to see this and the view of Florence in the next couple of pictures