The Roman Forum. The columns on the right are the ruins of the Temple of Saturn. The hill in the back is the Palatine hill.

More ruins.

More of the Palatine hill.

It was so strange how there were ruins on almost every street corner.

I don't know why the face.

The Palatine hill is one of the most ancient parts of Rome.

Next, the Colosseum!

The triumphal Arch of Constantine is right next to the Colosseum.

Paolo is explaining the history of the Colosseum and the arch. He was a very good guide.

A closer look at the arch.

Since we were in the middle of our tour and the line to get in to the Colosseum was long, we decided to go on with the tour and we would come back on our own.

A line of palm pines line the ancient Appian Way.