THE COLOSSEUM

There's not much for me to say here, I will let my photos tell the story. I did find it fascinating and somewhat sad...so much violence, unimaginable. I asked our guide where were the original walkways, because where we were standing it didn't seem ancient. She said unequivocally, it's all original! Only minor patch work in certain places. 

This photo was taken upon entering. Notice the small green flag in the foreground. This is how we followed our guides, particularly helpful in large crowds. (Guides all had a pole with a colorful scarf or flag.)  You don't want to get too distracted and get separated, like I almost did!

This was a dungeon or prison. Wasn't it all a prison?...was my thought. The long horizontal hole was for the guards to urinate.  

My favorite photo of the Colosseum. I happened to be in a taxi in the evening and grabbed my camera.