8. Rome i August - Hot, exhausted but still loving it

It has been yet another beautiful and hot day. We had still not seen the Colosseum, so the first order of the day was to catch a horse carriage ride to this famous landmark. It was only 9.30 am and already the sun was burning down from the relentlessly blue skies. At the Colosseum I had a culture shock - there were masses of people! At the Forum - there were masses of people! So after the carriage ride we took a short walk to the ruins at Largo Argentina.

Riding through Piazza Venezia

The maddening crowds at the Colosseum and the Forum

Still a very impressive piece of construction

Ahh... the enjoying the ruins at Largo Argentina