You're too funny! All that gold is a lot to take in I'm sure. The 1700's were a little too foppish for me also, but still interesting. Interesting in how gold was used and where it was important for them to use it. Beautiful photography and page.

Nice shots- i would prefer the ceilings too it seems so decadent nowadays to have all that glitter and richdom in a church.

Love your irreverent journaling! A lot of our time in Italy was spent "cleansing our palettes" at various cafes after seeing all the gold and all the religious artifacts. It all started to merge together after a couple of hours...but nothing a nice glass of red and a pastry couldn't cure, we found....

Beautiful photos, very ornate, not my style either! Love your journaling!