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12 Days in Italy - Day 3 Part 2 - Via dei Foro Imperial

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 Day 3 Part 2 - A Tour of the City (7/22/2019) As we left the coliseum to head towards the Piazza Venizia, we were given a look at the outside of the structure from a new angle.  The exit we took led us to a section that was a little more intact and with more restoration work performed.  In the picture above you see the mid-morning crowds on a Monday in July - not as heavy as I expected at all.  In the picture below you can see a better view of some of the restoration work being performed currently.  There is a high contrast between the different types of stone used but when marble is involved it really shows when it is cleaned and restored.  Below is one more view of a complete wall in the process of being restored.  It's truly amazing to see this up close regardless of the past it reflects.   In the foreground you see my traveling partner Cindy and in the background is our tour guide with the little flag.  Throughout the tour she gave us details and facts and kept
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12 Days in Italy - Day 3 Part 1 - The Coliseum

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Day 3 Part 1 - A Tour of the City (7/22/2019) This first post will mainly involve the first bit of the day at the coliseum.  Basically we toured the city starting with the coliseum and then moved across town by bus to the Vatican.  I'll walk you through the first bit of the tour and then the next post will continue bit by bit until we wrap up the day. We woke early, around 7:30 to get ourselves through breakfast and a taxi ride to our meeting place for the tour.  We popped into I Dolci Di Checco , a local spot within meters of our doorstep for a Cappuccino (they had decaf for Cindy also), a vegan Croissant, a pizetta (mini pizza) and a panino (a little sandwich).  Breakfast for two at 7,20 Euro - not bad.  The folks were at first a little confused by us.  I had little confidence so I wasn't speaking up and the owner was probably a little frustrated with my ignorance of how to use the language properly.  Another patron would echo me - when I said "Un panino per
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