Rome Post #6

After having checked out the Vatican yesterday, there was one more major stop in our Roman adventure: The ruins of Ancient Rome! Check out some of the pics below!



Considering the fact that Roman civilization existed TWO MILLENIA ago, it is amazing how much still remains intact. The Roman Forum, Colosseum, and ruins on Palatine Hill are some of the best examples of this. This picture shows me in front of a particularly well-preserved trio of Roman Columns in the Forurm. (Side note from K: Ry fell in love with these 3 columns because they were "well-perserved specimens" in his words! haha!! Although he won't admit to it!)

Palatine Hill is a site adjacent to the Colosseum and the Forum where a lot of Roman Palaces, etc. once existed, which are now left as ruins. Here's Kristina, with a little Captain in her (reference to the now infamous Captain Morgan Rum stance in case you're confused), only with the top of a marble column rather than a keg of Rum! (Side note from K: I'm soo cool!!)

Here's me with some more of the aforementioned ruins on Palatine Hill. The hill also overlooks the original Circus Maximus (Side note from K: do do dooodle do do do do do do..haha like a circus) , which apparently was a chariot race track! Who knew? Maybe everyone but me... Also, some great advice that was given to us: If you want to get into the Colosseum, buy your tickets at Palatine Hill! They're good for both places, as well as the Forum, and there are literally NO LINES! Nice way to beat the hour+ lines circling the Colosseum.

This pic, again on Palatine Hill, overlooks an ancient Stadium. When I got ready to take this picture of Kristina, she stood by the railing, asked me, "Do people fight here?" and immediately assumed this stance! Even if they didn't fight here, she's now telling everyone that they did! (Side note from K: People fight here!)


More to come from Ancient Rome in Kristina's post, hope you're enjoying the pics!

Love,

Ry