Forum, Coloseum

What a day today has been. We started off this morning with a drive around Rome and then stopped at the Coloseum. On the way there we passed where the chariot races used to occur! The coloseum is amazing. We walked up inside and then around so saw it from all angles, where the gladiators fought, where the animals were - they had a pulley system to get them up from the bottom levels. There is restoration on nearly every major ruin in Rome and there is a part of the arena that has been recreated as it would have been. I am almost out of words to describe what I am seeing. The engineering feats that it took to build these places in the time it took them is phenomenal (there is a lot to be said about slave labour). Today we had a guide who took us about and after the coloseum we went to the forum, where this time, I got lost. I was taking a video of the entrance and looked around and couldnt see anyone from our group. Think teeming ant hill and that is what it looked like at these ruins which were immense. After walking around for about 10 mins I decided to stay put not far away from where the entrance to the main part was. Unfortunately the rest of the group were gathered up a bit from that about a metre out of my line of sight and it was at least half an hour until I finally moved to go back up to the road that I saw them. Very embarressing moment. Big 000ps. Once we got going again we walked around the ruins, saw where the vestal virgins had their temple, where the senate met, where Julius Ceasar was burnt and more. This afternoon we had a walk through several squares and just wandered on foot through central Rome. My time is up so will sign off. Rome is unbelievable, I have been looking at things over 2000 years old that are still standing!
Nighty night. Tomorrow we are off to Florence so not sure when I can get to an ecafe but will work in it.
Ciao.