On Wednesday we saw the outside of the Colosseum, but didnt have time to go in. We'll go back another day.

The Arch of ConstantineHe called me Cleopatra...tee hee
Ruins near Circus Maximus

Circus Maximus. So much bigger than the picture shows. It was a meeting place for public games and festivals including chariot racing! Now its a park - people were jogging around it when we were there. Apparently 700,000 people packed into it to celebrate the World Cup last year.

View of ruins from Circus Maximus
Basicila of Saint Anastasia. Right outside of the forum.

Look how beautiful the ceiling is!
The inside. Very peaceful.
Saint George Church. Really simple and old. It had pictures displayed of its excavation in the 1800s, but it wasnt renovated until the 1980s?
The inside - probably the simplest church I've seen in Rome, but so beautiful. The Roman Forum. This area was the heart of the Roman Empire. So basically we were walking in the footsteps of Caesar, Nero, Hadrian, etc. It really gives you goosbumps. I dont remember everything I saw, but I'll try.

Im pretty sure the three columns are from the Temple of Castor and Pollux

The square reddish building on the right is the meeting place of the Roman Senate. The column in the middle is the Column of Phocas
The Temple of Antonius and Faustina

The Arch of Steptimius Severus

Piazza del Campidogio - The Capitoline Hill. The buildings are now museums, with a statue of Marcus Aurelius in the middle.

Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II. Gigantic. Its also called the Wedding Cake, Im sure you can see why. They were doing some work on it, so the middle is covered by tarps, which is a shame. Hopefully they will be done working before I leave.