Happy Birthday Jack!
This morning Patti and I slept in. After getting up and ready, we headed into the Pantheon because it was not open to the public on Sunday. It was huge and beautiful and we were able to see where Raphael was buried. After checking everything out in there, we headed to the Colosseum.
In case you did not know, I have wanted to see the Colosseum, in person, since I knew it existed. So as you can imagine, today was a bit exciting for me. It was very surreal however, being in this city where so much history has taken place, pictures and movies have been shot, and seeing everything up close. When Aunt Patti and I were going through our tour given by Paolo, and hearing all about gladiators and such, which made me think of watching that show with my mom by the way, it was hard for me to truly believe that I was there. I am still getting used to the concept of travelling the world it seems.
After our tour of the Colosseum, we grabbed a bite to eat and took the second part of the tour with our next guide, Jill. This consisted of Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum. Everything is so old and it amazes me what has been able to be kept intact. I love it!
Patti and I headed back to take more pictures in front of the Colosseum after our second tour was completed and then we headed back to our hotel. There we had a cocktail and then went and grabbed dinner. She had gnocchi and I had lasagna. We came back to go to sleep after a quick stop for more gelato haha I have so many pictures though that it takes me forever to sort and edit them all...I do not mind though :-) Wonderful future memories!
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