On the picture above, the uprise of the Roman empire are shown.
The white areas mark the territory the empire had under it's control.

Finally at the Colosseum, we had to queue for a few minutes before we could get inside.

The sheer size and enormity are really impressive. To think that the whole stadium was filled with people watching gladiators... Wow!

Inside, there was a small exhibition of statues and skulptures. A good playground to try and take some pictures without flash...

Our next goal was the Circus Maximus. Partly because it sounds really fantastic and partly because we thought it must be Grand...

But before we reached there, we paid a short visit to the Palatin.

Finally at the Circus Maximus!
Tired and hungry from the long walk, we were all very anxious to finally see The Circus Maximus.

But what a dissapointment... William simply called it "an overgrown running track"... :-)

My little guide-book suggested to walk a bit further to see a Pyramid...
Well, not really fancy but a worthy end to a day full of walking and exploring!