We woke up this morning with tickets for a 10 am tour of the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and the Roman Forum. After a late departure, an emergency bathroom stop, and navigating Republic Day preparations, we made it to the meeting spot in the nick of time to join the tour. Putting our headsets on, we made our way to the first stop, the Colosseum. As we approached it, we took a few pictures to try and capture the size, but, like most things on this trip, it was impossible. Crossing the street, we passed by Ludus Magnus, the gladiator training facility that was connected via an underground passageway to the Colosseum. You can still see where the gladiators would live and train to fight for the amusement of others. From there we moved into the massive line to get into the Colosseum, which went much quicker than we expected, thanks to our tour group. The guide did an excellent job describing the history of the place, how it was built, when it was used as an open air quarry, and the
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