People, what is the big deal!? Instead of taking a picture of the painting,
I should have taken a picture of the mob around it. The room was packed
with people jostling like idiots--there were more people looking at friends'
cameras than looking at the f'ing painting, which is behind glass, in
poor light, and it hasn't been restored, so the colors are kind of muted
anyway. I can see why our guide hated going there; it's enough to make
you a misanthropist. This was one of the two worst tourist hells we walked
into--the other one is coming up soon. |