Colosseo/Palatino/Foro Romano

Well it took me a few months to make it actually inside the Colosseum. Rome was starting to get crowded with tourists, so it was better to get inside before even more people started to come. The ticket you buy to get in gets you in to the Colosseum, the Palatine Hill, and the Roman Forum. So it's a pretty good deal.

We started off at the Colosseum, and it was amazing!!! I actually liked it a lot more than I thought I would. I mean you kind of already know what it looks like inside, and there really isn't that much left of it. But it's so massive! And for as long as it has been around, it's crazy how much of it is still standing.

You walk in on the ground level and can walk most of the way around. Everything is so tall! It's crazy being inside such a historical monument. Just imagining what went on inside thousands of years ago and actually standing there is a crazy feeling.

There are several levels of it, and unfortunately you could only go on two levels. And the stairs were really steep since they are the original ones. I really wanted to go to the very top, but I didn't see anyone up there. And then I saw a group up there! But it was a tour. And there was also a group on the level below the ground, which is where I wanted to go too! I found out that only special tours can go on those levels, but apparently they're really expensive. I was so bummed, but at least I was in the Colosseum! I can't really complain about that.

After the Colosseum we went to the Palatine Hill, which is one of Rome's seven hills. It was so pretty! And a lot bigger than I thought. There were more ruins, but it was more nature-y. So many pretty trees and flowers.

A nice view of the Colosseum

The Palatine is connect to the Roman Forum, which consisted of more ruins. That one was smaller than I thought. I've seen the Forum just passing by it and I thought there was more once you went inside. But there really wasn't much. But it was mostly ruins. It's crazy to imagine what it once was though. It was probably a booming city with people walking around in togas and leather sandals.

Even though Rome is filled with ruins, these places were amazing to see. This city has changed so much and is full of history, that you can't not appreciate it.