We spent today touring the ancient Roman sites of the Forum, Palatine Hill, and the Colloseum. Incredible. The area arund the Forum is mostly ruin, but many important sites from 2000+ years ago are very visible, and just in front of you (and under your feet). From there, we toured the Colloseum, which was in far better repair than I expected (after having seen many pictures which make it look like a rubble heap). I think I've over-used the word 'awesome' on this blog, but this place truly is amazing; the scale is enormous, and the construction quality first-rate--much of the original concrete looks as if it could easily last a few thousand more years.
After that, we toured Palatine Hill, site of the ancient Imperial palaces, among other things. Again, amazing. Rome has been a real treat so far.
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