Today we joined the thousands of tourists absorbing the ruins of ancient Rome: the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. We were joined by John and Cyndee Edgecomb, who arrived from a few days in London. Unfortunately, we lost them soon after we got into the Colosseum. Getting into the Colosseum didn't take long once we got our tickets from the 'tour guide' which included a downloaded audio tour. The Colosseum was quite crowded, but it didn't restrict our movement. We quickly abandon the audio tour because it was difficult to coordinate with our locations, and boomers don't do well with air pods. The architecture and history of the structure is amazing, though it was hard to learn of the human cruelty that was celebrated so many years ago. It was pretty hot and we kept moving from shade to shade. After a couple hours, we were exhausted and hungry so we found a pizza shop and refueled for the afternoon. Back on the tour, we went through the Roman Forum area and all of its ruins. Exhausted from the heat, we headed back to the apartment a little earlier and took a nap before going back to our neighborhood restaurant.
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