We took a quck trip to Caserta Palace. It is set in a huge park filled with woods, statues, fountains, and pools. Up this long walk is a beautiful waterfall - we didn't make it that far, but we'll go back. We are waiting for the weather to be a little cooler (as in not over 100 degrees).
Caserta Palace was built in the 1700's for the Bourbon King Charles III.
He built it to rival Versaille in both scope and beauty.
There are 1200 rooms - we didn't get to see all of them.
This is the cupola over the Grand Staircase.
The Palatine Chapel.
The Throne Room. We weren't supposed to take pictures so I would put the camera away when I saw a docent. The Italians didn't even do that. They just kept snapping pictures. Twice I was told, "No Fotografia." I said okay then waited til the next room to pull it back out.
H's favorite statue. W is still having a hard time with the nakedness of some of the art. He's split between staring open-mouthed and turning away in shock. It's funny to watch.
Halfway through, G decided he was done. It wasn't air conditioned so it was hot and stuffy.
We were looking for somewhere to eat lunch, but most things were closed because it was Sunday. So we got some gelato to tide us over until we got home.
It greatly helped G's mood.
But not M's dress. ;-)
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