Enjoyed a good breakfast at the hotel, then set off to explore Rome…first stop: The Colleseum! We took the local on/off tour bus and got off at the Colleseum. Although it is much warmer here than Lublin, it was still quite chilly in the shade with the wind blowing. Delaney and I were wishing we had worn another layer. We got our admission tickets and went in to explore (and wait for our guided tour). What else can I say other than it was amazing. There are holes in the walls all around the structure. The guide explained that this is where metal was used to bolt the blocks of stone together, but long ago the metal had been removed to use for other purposes. The fact that the building was still standing was a bit of a mystery to engineers. Learned that there were 4 levels of seating in the arena: VIPS on the lowest level with the best view, middle class men, slaves, and women on the very top tier.
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