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Over View: Today was the first day in Italy and everyone was really groggy. This was also before I discovered that there were enough pages to do one day on each day line, fancy that. Also another thing of note, "()" are actually written in as they appear, and [ ] are my thoughts after words. Page breaks are going to be double entered as seen below.
Date 6-19-13 Day 2 of my journey
Starting destination
Ending destination
Activity/Site Colosseum: Flavina Amphitheater
What did you learn? Write facts about history, culture, and geography, and government you remember.
-Last time on my journey: On a plane to Roma. Landed In Roma went through Customs & Met our Delegation Manager Alex [Tod]. Then on the bus to our lunch destination Risotto and Tiramisu - Delicious! [though after the fact and after having it again in a different location I discovered the first one was not all that good.] learned how to flush European toilets :P. Then off to the Colosseum, my god It is huge! Had 5 peddlers of trinkets following us around (my group of four) [written up top: Eli, Sarah, Sarah, Me] the whole outside of the building. Knowledge - the whole thing used to be marble outside and colourful inside with marble and hundreds of statues. The main arena had an underground section where there were elevators to move animals and combatants. Advanced system of sewage to remove it from the upper three levels of the building. There are 80 arches for people to enter from however 4 of these are for VIP's of the Roman society AKA: Gladiators, The Ruler, and high standing officials. Thieves Robbed it of all the loose marble and precious items. NEXT: we headed to the Roman Forum Looking at all of the ruins that have made that place their home. It started as a valley between Capital hill and Palatine hill and the two villages one each respectively. Later it was turned into a market and gathering place, buildings erected and many fires and earthquakes devastated the area. Many temples were built and torn down over the course of it's life. Julius Caesar was the only person cremated on the Roman Forum using the tables and chairs of the senators who killed him. [to make a pire]
We went to dinner after that: black pasta, salad, chicken, and Ice cream. Now I'm In the hotel. Nice suite with 2 balconies, And 1 awesome shower.
Colosseum Post card 1€
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