Rome: Day 3

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This post recounts events that occurred on July 10, 2009.

This morning I made sure I woke up early. There was a lot to do. First order of business, breakfast! I got dressed quickly, and ran down to the local 'morning coffee joint' and ate. Washing it down with the usual three coffees. Punctuality was important because I wanted to get to the Colosseum before it opened. Hopefully, I could avoid the lines I saw the day before (they stretched out and circled the place!).

I got there at 8:00 am, I got in at 8:30, I had conquered by 10:00! The Colosseum was splendid! It was myself and 10 other people waiting to go inside at that hour of morning. I went through the place almost alone. I saw two people the entire time I walked through the place. How the Colosseum was used in the times of Rome is incredible. They would flood the floor of the Colosseum and the under-ways. After the building was flooded, they would have water-battles with boats! Wow! Rome musta been a pretty wild place two thousand years ago. Here's a link to more on the water-battles. So it was great! I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.

After the Colosseum, I went around to some of the places I wanted to see again. Surprise! Mostly fountains (especially Trevi and Tritone). I also experimented with a second dinner in Rome (actually a late lunch). This time it was pretty damn good. Had one of those cold-cut plates and a pizza. Awesome! OK, ROme is 1 for 2 in meals on this trip.

The rest of the day was spent checking and double-checking my stuff. I was packed and ready. Five o'clock came. I boarded the train and was off to Germany.