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CIAO ITALY – A tour to the “India of Europe”

by Claude Veigas September 2, 2017, 11:13 am 1.6k Views

Day 3: Rome
The day started with a quick cab ride to join a guided tour of the Colosseum. Construction of the Colosseum, also known as Flavian Amphitheatre began under Emperor Vespasian in AD 72 and was completed in AD 80. The Colosseum was estimated to hold between 50,000 and 80,000 spectators and was used for gladiatorial contests.

We then moved on to the Roman Forum which is a bunch of ruins of important ancient Roman buildings. The Forum remained the center of public life for many centuries and is also where Julius Ceaser was buried.

After spending a few hours of exploring the Colosseum and Forum, we were lucky to catch the annual parade celebrating Rome’s birthday. The parade has people dressed up as famous and important characters of ancient Rome, soldiers, gladiators etc. and lasts for a few hours.

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Written by Claude Veigas

Claude Veigas is an IT professional and also an avid photographer. He loves to travel and explore new places. He likes learning new languages, especially of the places where he is likely to visit next. Among other things, he likes to blog about his travels with the intention of inspiring and helping others to plan their own holidays.