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Rome - Day Two

On day two we visited the Colosseum, where we paid a little extra to jump the queue and have an English guided tour. This proved to be an excellent idea, as there are very few sign placards, particularly in English, in Roman sights. Not to mention the guide was very knowledgable and charismatic. Our tour also included a guide through Palatine Hill, which added a further 2.5 hours to our 45 minute tour of the Colosseum. Actually, I thought Palatine Hill was more interesting than the Colosseum, probably because I knew less about it to start off with: it is literally the birth place of both Rome and our modern day civilisation and comes complete with a plethora of fantastic folklore. We also had a chance to wander through the Roman Forum, which was absolutely massive. We ended our day with another stroll through Piazza di Spagna, the Spanish Steps.

Note: Riccardo knows and remembers the many sights we saw much better than I, so please take my photo notes with a grain of salt, and ask him if there are discrepancies.