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| From Rome |
Today was the day for ruins. But first, we had a look around the market next to our hotel. Amazing selection of fresh food, flowers and other culinary delights. Then it was on to the archaeological sites, starting at the Palatine Hill then working our way down to the Forum. Lots of old stones. You have to use your imagination a fair bit to visualize what it must have been like to live there 2000 years ago.
We need a refreshment break before onto using on to the Colosseum later in the afternoon., so stopped for a lunchtime pasta at a nearby restaurant.
Last stop for the day: the Colosseum. This really is an impressive structure, particularly considering how long ago it was built. It raises the question: how could people as civilized as the ancient Romans have had such barbaric tastes when it came to their entertainment?
