After these many times we made it to visit the Coliseum, one of the eternal symbols of Rome. I believe I must have made it once before when I was much younger and still living here, but our kids never walked the ruins of this monumental celebration to the greatness of ancient Rome. As we were joking around with my uncle, the place has a lot of holes, no roof and lots of very old stuff in side... Strange that people would want to pay to visit it, no? However I still get goosebumps, knowing that lives and events have walked through the same walls and on the same paths.
Needless to say it was quite an experience, and we made it through the morning with an early wake that allowed us to enjoy the place with less crowd around. You can see how Marco continues to enjoy his visit with his goofy moments, and Michele begins to pose in perfect spots for his Face book memories.
Last night we also had dinner with my friend Lalla's family: Alessandro, the three-year old boy is absolutely adorable. This vacation always turns out a nice excuse to visit with my friends and realize how their families grow and how our children fill our lives with love and hope. Even if days may get tougher at times. We hope to have many of them soon come and visit us as well: we may not have the ruins of Rome but there is much to see in Canada as well.
Tonight we have a b-day party with Leonardo so we expect some new good shots to be taken and more fun with family. And tomorrow we are off to Campobasso. Approaching the last 10 days of this trip.
We added more pics to the slide show. Try to find Marco relaxing on an old ancient pillar... right before the guards come to catch him!
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