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Will and Olivia at the Colosseum in Rome.

The Colosseum, just a shade under 2,000 years old, is one of those places where you really feel the weight of human history. It also gives you a real appreciation of the ingenuety of Rome's engineers. It once seated nearly 70,000 people, had assigned seating and to this day remains every bit as comfortable and modern as Candlestick Park (now ...

We caught the Colosseum in the early evening, as the sun was getting low and the light beautiful (and the admission free). Here is a family shot of my mother and brother taking a break after our hot walk through the Forum.