Ancientness

So yes, while Dad does his press, Mom and I get to explore the city we're in:

And when that city is Rome, you see some pretty old stuff! This is the Colosseum.

I learned all about its history on the telephone they gave us. For instance, this thing was built in 80 AD! That makes it about 2000 years old I think. There is nothing in America that is this old, not even close!

They removed the stadium floor so you can now see what went on underneath. All those little compartments are where the different animals' cages were.

And when the Christian man was put into the middle of the Colosseum, they would choose which animal he would fight, like a lion or something. Then the lion's cage door would open and it would walk down that middle hallway and then be transported up onto the floor by a trap door elevator. That poor Christian!

And this is where the royal family would watch and cheer when that lion ripped the guy to pieces. I prefer watching tennis myself.

You can feel kind of small next to all the grandness and the weight of history.

Hand hole.

Mom and I had a great day exploring. Too bad Dad had to work.

At least this is what he saw on the way to the radio station. Everywhere you go, this is the kind of stuff you see.

It's like jumping into the pages of a big history book and running around. So fun!!!