And it was good. The visit to the museum.
Almost 5 hours at the gallery with the Vatican collections, scrutinizing the relics, surveying in the paintings, studying the inscriptions…
And it was a joy to discuss the artifacts with the Nicole-Kidman-lookalike-but-somewhat-older guide, as she tutored the other guides-to-be. I am now a self-declared-qualified guide.
And I shall be back.
A disclaimer: what is good to me may not be good to you.

did you see the gandhara buddhas from pakistan, i think they are having that exhibition too..
Comment by Preetam Rai — June 28, 2005 @ 11:24 pm
I *must* make a trip down soon.
Comment by Jean — June 30, 2005 @ 10:51 am
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