I just want to mention this first, Rick Steves is the MAN! Not only are his books amazing but he also has podcasts on itunes and for FREE you can download a self guided tour on your ipod. Sarah and I were smart because we bought a Roma pass which gives you 2 free enterance/no line for a lot of major tourist attractions in Rome. We started our morning out at the Colosseum and passed the long line. As Sarah and I said, "It's like the fast past at Disneyland"...hm I compare a lot of Europe to Disneyland. We started our Rick Steves tour in the Colosseum and it was so informative and just the right amount of interesting information. The weather was very nice with sunshine and blue skies but still had to layer up because it's still winter. While on the tour I kept thinking of the movie Gladiator and had the theme song in my head the whole time. To just picture what it would have been like here is so neat. The Colosseum is made up of tons of arches and I wonder how they knew it would be so strong to hold up such a massive arena. Slaves from Israel built the Colosseum and I can imagine any visitor who came to Rome knew that Romans don't mess around.
After the tour of the Colosseum, we headed to the Roman Forum. The Roman Forum was Rome's Downtown as you may call it. It had everything from Caesar's palace, to churches, and massive white column buildings. Once again, good ol' Rick Steves had an ipod tour of that and we learned so much. We even saw where Julius Caesar lived and where he was burned when he died. We also saw an original bronze door with original hinges still on the church.
After the tour of the Roman Forum, we went to lunch where Rick Steve's suggested. I had vegetarian Lasagna and a cheese platter, yum.
Next stop, Trevi Fountain
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