Ancient Rome, December 24th
(Many photos!!)

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Getting to the Colosseum area

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Most trains weren't so decorative

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First view of the Colosseum

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Ezra Pound in Rome

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Where the Roman Senators met

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Floor where Roman Senators stood.

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I took too many of these three columns, but they kept changing!

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Return of the Roman soldiers from success in Jerusalum

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Entrance to The Palatine, center hill of the seven hills and
where Roman Emperor's lived and perhaps Romulus and Remus

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Amazing views of Ancient Rome from Palatine Hill

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Several kinds of Palm trees in Rome

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One of statues in the Roman Palace on Palatine Hill

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Augustine's Residence

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View of the Colosseum from Palatine Hill

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106 Arch of Constantine, the first Christian Emperor

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Back to the Colosseum to go inside.

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In the upper rows of the Colosseum (still great seats)!

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Arena floor is missing here and shows holding rooms under the floor

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Looking up...

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... and looking down.

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Looking up from the upper path

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Arch of Constantine from an upper floor of Colosseum

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New partial floor where old arena floor was located

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The Colosseum Cat (yes, I made that up)

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Later, the Christmas Eve rush at Louis Vuitton
only a few allowed in the small store at a time.

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Busy shoppers on Christmas Eve

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Nice room in Sofitel

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