Sunday, November 11, 2012

Rome: The world of Antiquities

One of the main things we wanted to see was the Colosseum and other major Roman ruins; the Forum, the Pantheon and an aqueduct.  We decided to go all out and have a guide take us around.  She was good and very interesting, but struggled a little in hitting the boy's comprehension.  She seemed to vacillate between teen and toddler.  Still, we all learned a lot and I continue to be impressed with the seemingly random facts that the boys spout daily.  
The little maniac wasn't impressed with the restrictive nature of the Colosseum.
Come on, this is where Gladiators were  made!

Our guide giving us an overview.

Crazy boys in a crazy place

Family pic, fail 1

Family pic, semi-fail 2.

Brothers!

"I kill you"

Brother pic-Success!

What Little C spent most of the day doing.

More brothers.

Kicking it at the Forum.

In his glory.



The Forum, or Farmer's Market as Matts likes to inform the world.

Family pic-Semi Success 1 in front of Il Vittoriano.  The real success is that everyone is still smiling after a long day of touring the sites.  

Learning about the rise and fall of the Roman Empire

Ending the day at Piazza Navona

We did it!




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