Friday - a funny thing happened on the way to the forum

Up late as a policy. Sorted taxi for tomorrow with antonio carlucci lookalike. Breakfasted at a caff run by chinese ladies with slot machines. Had pastries fresh oj and coffee. Farehopped the metro from termini to coliseum. Queued for about 20 mins got in (lovely day) and we were truly overwhelmed by the place. Scale, perspective, engineering, touching the stuff of history - blew me away. Want to watch gladiator when we get home. Absolutely amazing place.