I'm getting very behind in showing off pictures from my travels - of course, this is because I am spending so much time traveling! During a day trip to Bergamo, I walked a lot and saw many churches. That is basically what I always do in Italy, but this was the first time a church actually took my breath away: Santa Maria Maggiore.
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| Sant'Alessandro della Croce - I didn't know rocks came in these colors |
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| This used to be a convent - and now it is an academic building of the University of Bergamo. |
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| One of the original gates to the upper city. Note that the road gets used for 2-way traffic! Traffic flow is controlled by stoplights, and one must hope no one cheats the light. |
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| Bergamo is made of the upper city (its old!) and the lower city (its fancy in a modern banking sortof way) |
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| Santa Maria Maggiore - this was the breathtaking one. |
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| In addition to every inch of the ceiling being decorated, there were also some huge tapestries. |
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| I climbed a tower, from which I could see other towers. |
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| In Bergamo there were many shrines and memorial and signs about Pope John XXIII - he was born in the area and had studied/lived here. |
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