Rome - The Pantheon
Someone had a bubble machine close to the fountain. I ended up liking this one more than the "non bubble" shot.
After leaving the Colosseum and Roman Forum we headed back towards the apartment with a few stops along the way. The Pantheon dates back to around 126 AD and was a temple to all the gods of pagan Rome. Now it's a church and museum. It is also the best preserved structure from ancient Rome.
Sunscreen is very important....ooops....was I not supposed to post this?
They believe this is the area where Julius Caesar was murdered. We stumbled upon this by accident on the way to the Pantheon and more gelato.
After 15 days on the trip...eventually somebody isn't going to get along. Anna Claire and Allie seemed to be at each other all day. We finally gave up and told them if they didn't hug it out there would be no more gelato. Amazing how fast that worked! I wonder if that would work at home too....
The Roman Forum
After our morning tour of the Colosseum, the tour continued through the Roman Forum and then we took some time to explore the area on our own.
I'll admit, by this point in the trip we were all pretty tired. We only had two nights left before heading home. But, walking around an area that was more than 2,000 years old in the middle of a big city, was pretty darn cool. The guide we had did an excellent job of pointing out what things used to be and showed a "Then and Now" comparison.
Julius Caesar's Alter - where he was cremated.
Circus Maximus