Caesar Shuffle

So today was the route known as the "Caesar Shuffle". We climbed the Palatine hill and saw lots of red-brick shock and awe as various emperors built their stuff on top of the stuff that earlier emperors built. That much of all this still stands is a tribute to Roman bricklayers and Roman concrete.

View from the Palatine Hill

Grinning idiot by the Tiber

Lyn on some emperor's balcony

Temple of Saturn with very small Leon (arm raised). Everything is bigger than I thought.

Then we strolled through the Roman Forum and Lyn had to listen to me because it is in our marriage contract, and besides, there were no 17 year olds for me to torment. 

Then we went back for naps ... then walked back to the Colosseum ... except it is really the Flavian Amphitheatre ... pay attention class!  The trip home was a completely random (brilliantly chosen) bus ride. 

Evening ended with another great meal, in another local restaurant (49 metres up the street), dining al fresco.

Loving Rome so far. 

Profound thought for the day - Romans built really big stuff.