Rome

Awestruck…

Rome has cobble stoned streets, excavations going on, ancient ruins throughout the city… no skyscrapers – just ancient buildings adding to the enchanting scenery. A place to return because you surely cannot see it all in 3 days let alone a week. You step back to the past as you walk through the Forum, the Pantheon, the Colosseum and the many museums. Of course the Vatican is so beautiful, with Michaelangelo’s Sistine Chapel. Amazing work.

The Colesseum and the gladiators to me represent the gruesome side of man. There were battles to the death and “entertaining” ways to punish and kill the criminals. It seemed to be a way for the Roman’s to enjoy their power over man, nature and even death. I can’t get into it, but, I can say, it was a monumental feat just to construct the Collesseum.