Marvellous Mosaics

As well as the great patchwork designs on the floors at the Vatican (see yesterday's post), there were some lovely mosaics that resembled quilt designs:

There was also some, um, *interesting* parking

And these four ladies that I travelled with

sporting these bags, made by moi :-)

We did of course do all the touristy locations (tip: book ahead then walk smugly past all the saps joining five hour queues!)

but I dont think I need to see another Roman ruin, ever!

Got to go now, as I'm picking Jackie up from the airport soon - three whole days of sewing and chatting and making and fun :-)

Fantastic Floors

Quite a few of my recent posts have been scheduled: when I get a chance I write a few and then schedule them for every few days if I think I wont have much time to write any.  Part of the reason for the last few being scheduled was that I was going to Rome on a girly weekend.

5 of us went: we all have children (cough, young adults) that went to the same school from the age of 5, and are now aged 19 to 26.  We also all worked as classroom assistants at the same school.  For the last dozen years we have tried to go to a different European city each autumn.

We had a great time, visiting the Vatican, and the Colosseum, and that Parthenon, and a whole bunch of other ruins, but I want to share with you some photos from the Vatican.

Yes the walls and the ceilings were amazing, but I was looking down, not up!

I wasn't sure how well the photos would come out so I sketched them too:

I think someone should do a patchwork book based on these floors!  There are plenty of other designs too, I got more photos, but haven't yet sketched them. 

 

 

 

 
These were all in this room:

There were more in the Sistine Chapel, but no cameras were allowed :-(