Day 13 - Walk where the Gladiators walked and Survive!


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October 4th 2012
Published: October 8th 2012
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This day was going to be great! We were greeted by the hotel cat (gatti) as we made our way to the hotel bus that took us to the Rome City Center. We didn't have to leave the hotel too early and got to the Coloseum at a leisurely pace. There were firemen practicing rescue maneuvers by the Tever River, so we watched for a little while and took pictures of the surrounding area. Turns out we got ... Read Full Entry



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ceiling decor still present
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bits of a statue that were found in the coloseum
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the insdie walls
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a cross that marks the deaths of all the Christians during the games in the coloseum
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Greek marble
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outside the coloseum there were ways to control people into lines or queues
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more marble
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red marble
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time for a group picture
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herding cats
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Francesca, Ricco & Gia pose like Gladiators at their entrance
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inside the coloseum on the floor where the games were played ... spooky!
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under the floor is a series of rooms
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heading down under the floor, another cage.



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