Day 8 - Rome - The Colosseum

A tour of the Colosseum - we booked a specialised kids tour so that it would capture the kids and it was age ranged for 7 - 12 year olds - perfect! We arrived and quickly signed in and pretty soon we were off.  The Colosseum was cool, however after spending time at both the Arles and Nimes amphitheaters in France, this was actually a little disappointing for all of us.  The arenas in both Arles and Nimes have been restored and we went to an event in Arles and it was amazing.    Still, the colosseum is much more famous and so we were looking forward to hearing all about it!  The guide was good, however didn't really capture the kids attention - she talked about being a princess and how great this was which enthralled the girls but the boys not so much.  Lachlan had done a powerpoint project on the colesseum and so he and Connor both had some knowledge however the statistics and details that our boys are so keen on were not really part of the tour.  There were however some gladiator stories that had them interested and it was great just to wander around the colesseum and imagine events taking place there.  

The boys ready for action -

Our tour group with our tour leader in the red tank

The family shot amongst the crowds.

Karlos looking groovy

Some fo the underground sections..............

The crowns the kids were given - Connor thought it was pretty cool - Lachlan not so much!

But he did let me take a picture -

Time to move on now to the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill

Connor will find sand to draw in anywhere.........................fun times

This was our last activity in Rome.  We had a fab time in Rome and certainly did some walking usually about 20,000 steps per day - great sights and a busy few days - now time for Venice and some chill time and wandering!