WARNING: very pic heavy! But worth it...The Getty Villa!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

[huskerlaw]

1. No Sex Threads!

Peggy, you naughty girl! :spank:

Lovely pictures though. I was at the Getty (regular, not Malibu) yesterday! Lovely!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. My dear huskerlaw!

This is NOT a sex thread, I'll have you know!

That is a classic art object!

I just knew it would invite comments, though......:rofl:

Yeah, isn't the Getty up on the hill something else? I've only been once, but we do plan to get up there again.....

Thanks for coming by! Glad you like the pics!

:hi:

[huskerlaw]

6. I definitely need to go back

That was my first time at the Getty and I was there for an event, so I barely got to see anything.

And of course yesterday was rainy and crappy, so I didn't even get to take any pictures. x(

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. Hopefully, we are done with the rain now.....

Last night's storm was very unusual for this time of year.....

The warmer weather makes for a lovely day at either Getty...old or new!

:hi:

[TheProphetess]

42. I got a little taken aback myself at that one photo!

But, I can handle it. :evilgrin:

Indeed, these photos are extremely lovely. Thanks for sharing. :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

55. Ah, I am sorry that I didn't see you last night, my dear Prophetess!

But thank you for stopping by, and for your very kind remarks... :blush:

Glad you enjoyed these!

:pals: :hi:

[seemunkee]

2. Did you use the audio guide while you were there?

My brother-in-law worked on it and did some of the narration.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. My dear seemunkee....

Alas, no, we didn't....We just wanted to wander around and look casually...

If I'd known, though....maybe next time!

Have you been since it reopened? It is just gorgeous!

I saw a LOT of folks using the audio guide!

:hi:

[seemunkee]

50. Never been to LA

[Harley Quinn]

4. Oh wow...

Extraordinarily lovely!

Thanks be to you for sharing with those of us stranded in the midwest!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. My dear Harley Quinn.....

Thank you so much! It is true, LA does have its share of good museums!

And this is one of them.......

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

5. Wow! Great place, Peggy!

Thanks for the pics! :loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. My dear SeattleGirl!

Thanks, sweetie! Glad you liked my pics.....The museum is a fabulous place to visit.....

:loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[miss_american_pie]

7. Gorgeous

You and your husband look so happy together. :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. My dear miss_american_pie!

Thanks for your kind comments!

We are happy together...esp. on a day like this one!

:hi:

[Ptah]

10. Very good. Thanks for taking us along.

I see two very happy couples.

:blush:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. My dear Ptah!

Why, whatever do you mean.....TWO happy couples?



Oh.....wait....never mind!


Glad you like these! :loveya: :hug:

[Pied Piper]

15. Now, now, CaliPeggy

I am shocked, yes, shocked, I tell you, that you posted pics of such a lascivious nature. Why, I am all verklempt! And don't even get me started on the Greek disk-dish-thingy... oh my! Thank goodness my kitties weren't on the table reading DU with me. Would someone please think of the children!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. My dear Pied Piper!

So you're shocked, are you? Suuuuuuure.

This, my dear, is not lascivious! It is great, ancient ART!


Hope you enjoyed them.......


:rofl: :rofl:

[Aristus]

16. Looks great, CalPeg!

I wish I'd had the chance to see the Villa when I was down in California. No time, unfortunately. I'm a nut on Ancient Rome, so it would have been really cool to see. Hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for the pics! B-)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

21. My dear Aristus!

I'm so pleased you like these!

Do you know, I took 88 pics! The place is amazing......

Yes, we did have a lovely time...we love ancient Rome too....

:loveya: :hug:

[bleedingheart]

17. I forgot how lovely that place is...

I was last there 11 years ago...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. My dear bleedingheart....

It is lovely.....

It's been closed for at least the last 7 or 8 years, for a very extensive remodelling....

Thanks for coming by! :hi:

[AirmensMom]

18. Hey, those are great, Peggy!

That one pic made me think of The Birdcage. :rofl:

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. My dear AimensMom!

Thanks, sweetie! We had a ball.....

I hear you about The Birdcage! :rofl:

:loveya: :hug: :hi:

[bertha katzenengel]

19. I like the last photo very much.

The others - worship of mammon across the centuries.

Nothing personal, Peggy. I like your surf photos.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. My dear bertha!

No worries, my dear......

I like that last one too!

Thanks for coming by and for your comments! :hi:

[ZombieNixon]

25. Peggy, you always take the best pictures!

:D

These are awesome! :yourock:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

28. My dear ZombieNixon!

Awww....thank you, sweetie!

So glad you came by, and even gladder you like these!

:loveya: :hug:

[u4ic]

26. Spectacular photos, Peggy

Looks like you and your husband had a wonderful visit. Thanks for sharing them!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

29. My dear u4ic!

We did have a wonderful visit!

I'm so glad you like my pics!

I live, and love, to share.....I'd be dead if I couldn't........:hug:

[liberaltrucker]

27. OK, the homoerotic pic and you and hubby are cool.

J. Paul sure had a few, uh, closets.
Having said that, paying homage to a
robber baron isn't exactly, uh, DU.

Guess this is my first somewhat negative
reply to your posts. But, WTF, we can agree
to disagree on some things, huh?:hug:

Just one other thing, hubby needs to get rid
of the "spare tire"

:rofl:

:loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. My dear liberaltrucker!

I'm sitting here, with a big grin on my face.....NO worries, sweetie!

You know I love ya!

We ARE Democrats! We are allowed to disagree.....of course! NO lock-stepping around here.....

Now.....having said all that.....I agree about Mr. Getty.....

But his Villa is not about politics, or oil, or any such mess....

It is about ART...history, the classics, and restoration......

And as such, it is worthy of our view.....

I'm glad you came by, and I'm glad you felt free enough and secure in our friendship enough to say the things you said here tonight...:loveya: :hug:

I have NO control over my husband's spare tire! I have my hands full just trying to get rid of my own!

[liberaltrucker]

31. Understood

The art is beautiful. But, you ain't got no spare tire!

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. Oh, yes I do......

It's ......*um* a bit further down.......:blush:

And I'm aware of the use of clothing as camouflage!

:hug:

[liberaltrucker]

39. WAY too much information!!

:rofl:

:hug:

[ThomCat]

33. So, thats' NOT your new home?

:(
I was hoping for one hell of a housewarming party.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

34. My dear Thomcat!

No.....that's not my new home!

This is:



Sorry to disappoint you!

Did you like the pics? You didn't say......:hug:

[ThomCat]

35. I loved the pictures.

They're great pictures of an inspired place.

Your real new home is awesome too, even if it isn't quite to the same scale. :P
So when should I show up to help cook for the housewarming?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

38. Glad you liked them!

I had a ball taking them....

Housewarming? Sorry, sweetie....already did that one.......:hug:

[barb162]

36. Hey Peggy, they're beautiful pictures

I have been wanting to go there. I was at the Malibu Getty Museum a few years ago and it is so terrific! Everything about it. The picture of the mosaic...was that for a pool? Whatever, it is glorious. Did you enjoy the museum? I know that the Getty in Malibu was far more impressive than I had dreamed. ahve been closely reading about this ancient art museum as it was progresing along. I am glad it has finally opened

[CaliforniaPeggy]

37. My dear barb162!

It is FABULOUS! We had such a good time today.....

It has been a loooooong wait, while they did the remodelling....

The mosaic is a fountain, and it was there before...

You must get there! :hi:

[barb162]

45. the colors and design of that mosaic were fabulous

All the pictures were really nice

:hi:

[LouisianaLiberal]

40. I'd give an ear for a place like that.

Yes, that comment is in extremely poor taste, and the reference is at least twenty years old, but I had to say it. And I apologize.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

46. My dear LouisianaLiberal!

No need for apologies! I agree completely......

The place is so amazing....very beautiful!

Thanks for coming by tonight.....

:loveya: :hug:

[LouisianaLiberal]

54. Thanks for your kind comment.

My comment really was in poor taste, but I couldn't resist trying to be clever. Or something resembling clever. About twenty years ago or so, Getty's grandson (I think) was kidnapped and held for ransom. The kidnappers sent the grandson's ear to Getty as proof that they were holding him. The grandson would have had some stake in that incredible place, although I believe Getty donated it.

But your beautiful pictures certainly outweigh any silly comments I might ma

[CaliforniaPeggy]

58. My dear LouisianaLiberal.......

I had forgotten about Getty's grandson.....

But your memory is correct! He was kidnapped, and they did cut off his ear.....

I thought you were being clever.....and I do appreciate your telling me how much you enjoyed these pictures of mine!

Artists live for praise...among other things, of course!

:hug:

[6000eliot]

41. Peggy! Shame on you for number 6!

Just kidding. Your pictures are beautiful once again.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

47. My dear 6000eliot!

Yes, I know......*hangs head in shame*








NOT! :rofl:


Glad you liked them...the place is incredible!

:woohoo:

[donheld]

43. Great Pics Peggy

Thanks for sharing :toast:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

48. My dear donheld!

Thank you so much! I live, and love, to share! It is a big part of me...

:loveya: :hug:

[bridgit]

44. nice pics, Peg, Getty certainly had a 'hearst thing' going on alright...

:-) good looking couple too :hi: you guys i mean, not per se those two on the plate :rofl:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

49. My dear bridgit!

It does rather remind me of San Simeon.....but it's supposed to be based on a real Roman villa!

Oh well....

Glad you like the pics! I love your observation on me and my husband...and on the couple on the plate!

:rofl:

:loveya: :hug:

[Abies]

51. Are those people on the plate playing hop scotch?

Thanks for the lovely pictures CaliforniaPeggy. I enjoyed these and many of your previous sets.

R_C

[CaliforniaPeggy]

52. My dear rampaging_cynic!

Hop scotch? Oooooh, if they are.....they'd better be careful!


I thank you for your compliments! I'm glad you enjoyed these......

And the earlier ones too.......

You must lurk a lot! I've never spoken with you before......

Thank you for stepping into the light!

:hug:

[Abies]

66. Hello CaliforniaPeggy!

You are very welcome. I enjoy your posts, photography, and genuinely nice sense of humor. I saw an opportunity to chime in and I took it!

Yes, I primarily lurk and contribute when time allows. I can't keep up with everything, so I mostly listen...

}(

Well, my work is done for a few weeks! Catch you later, CP.

R_C

[Patiod]

53. Wow! Happy memories!

Was there when it was the one and only Getty Museum (back around 1982/83) I thought it was beautiful - was more impressed by the grounds than the museum contents.....

Looks like you were there on a perfect Malibu day.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

56. My dear Patiod!

Ah, it was indeed the perfect Malibu day!

We really lucked out.....the night before, it had been raining HARD!

But yesterday morning, the storm blew away......and we had this instead!

Glad you liked my pics.....

They have just reopened after a multi-year renovation...the collections are much more impressive now......

You'll just have to come back out for a return visit!



:hi:

[Bridget Burke]

57. I also visited when it was the "only" Getty Museum....

Modeled after the Villa dei Papiri, near Herculaneum, by the way. The setting & the building were so stunning that I can't remember much of the art. It was stuffed to the gills with "masterpieces" from all eras.

Now that it's home to the Ancient collection, another visit is in order! (Next time I'm in LA.)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

59. My dear Bridget Burke!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

The place is stunning......

And I love the fact that the collections are now just Roman and Greek works.....

All the other stuff is now up at the "new" Getty.......

This was our first trip back after the remodelling......

But it won't be our last!


:hi:

[Sequoia]

60. I miss that place.

Guess it's open again, but now I'm far away. That 2nd pic is the exact replica of a villa in Pompeii destroyed by eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Thanks for the memories.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

62. My dear Sequoia!

I am sorry you're so far away now.....

The villa reproduction is amazing! It is such a treat to walk around in...

The Romans knew how to live, IMHO!

Glad I could provide you with some good memories.........

Hope you'll be able to come back one day,and revisit the place yourself......

:hug:

[Sequoia]

65. Visit hell, I could kick myself for moving away.

In due time though.

[Whoa_Nelly]

61. Wow! What a place!

What is the mosaic spot with the stairs in pic #7? Looks interesting!

Great pics, dear Peggy! :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

63. My dear Whoa_Nelly!

It is an amazing place, isn't it? We had a ball!

The mosaic pic is a fountain.....the water is hard to see here....

Glad you liked my pics, sweetie! :hi:

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

64. Thanks for posting!

I'm ready to jump into that pool, and the artwork is...interesting!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

67. My dear DeposeTheBoyKing!

I think you might find the pool a bit shallow! But it is very inviting, I agree.....

And yes...isn't the artwork interesting? I guess they were human, with all the same drives/needs that we have!

Glad you enjoyed these!

:hi:

[Neoma]

68. Beautiful!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

69. My dear Neoma!

I thank you!

:hi: