Colosseum
Roman Forum &
Palatine Hill
Rome
An early start and a
rather brisk walk to the Colosseum. A lovely
morning, but quite hot in the afternoon (35C). Met our group (four Canadians
from Montreal), followed our Guide Claudia into the two thousand year old structure.
Our tour covered the main entrance; basement where the gladiators, animals &
criminals were kept prior to entering the arena; then first level, moved up to
the second and finally the third level (only re-opened last year). It was from this vantage one really got a
sense of how colossal the Amphitheatre of Flavian really was. We then walked
through the remains of the Roman Forum, where one could see & touch
centuries of history. Up onto to the Palatine Hill, a look at the ruined sites
where the Emperors lived. Just shells
but pictures helped us imagine what once was there (Circus Maximus
especially). We took a brief break to
get out of the heat then spent a couple of hours on a hop on / hop off bus tour
through Rome. Even met some folks from LaLoche, SK wearing Rider gear today!! Had a lovely sidewalk pasta
supper and then tried to sort through the nearly 800 pictures we took today.
More to follow …
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