Monte Cecelia (part two)

We've consulted maps, we've ridden buses, hiked paths, admired scenery, and are now ready to see the inside of this house.  Let's get right to it. 

There is the front entrance.

Nothing like pillars to dress up your front door. 

That's the front door in the distance.  For this picture, I came in, walked across the open space, turned, and I am now looking back at the lobby. This building is not being shown as a home, with period pieces of furniture and so on.  It is an art gallery.  

I'm just wandering now.  I'd call this gallery rather minimalistic, but I don't know if that is the right term.  I just mean that it doesn't have as many pieces of art as I'd expect it might. 

This room has more than some of the other rooms do.  

I was hoping that the marble in this fireplace would photograph better than it did.  I wish you could see it. It's amazing. It's a piece of art itself.  

I should probably used a flash for this picture.  It's a bit dark due to light from the window above the landing.  A sure sign that I'm not a professional.  

In this one, I'm on the landing with the window behind me and the lighting is much better. 

I'm going to call it a day, so to speak, at this point and come back to exploring the house and grounds next week.  

I wasn't really happy with many of my shots today.  Something seems to be missing.  Maybe it was the big rooms and mostly bare walls. Maybe it was that the sun is still relatively low in the sky and lighting in here is odd. Whatever the reason, my purpose in doing these posts is to share what I see in New Zealand and I think I've accomplished that at least.  

See you next week.    -djf