Roma, Italia by the kids

On the 24th we took a train to Rome (or in Italian, Roma), when we got there, we went to our hotel and did some blog. Then we went to sleep.
On the 25th we did more blog but in the afternoon, we went to the Colosseum. It was ginormous, so high, I am so happy we went here, mum ask me to do some facts about it, and I will deliver. The Colosseum was built between 72 A.D and 80 A.D under the rule of Emperor Vespasian. It is189m long, 156m wide and 50m high, it had 80 entrances and could hold approximately 50,000 spectators. The events had gladiator fights, wild animal hunts and sometimes they would flood the place and hold naval ship battles. Back then the entrance fee was $0.00, cheap, emperor Vespasian built it, but the first game was held under the rule of emperor Titus (the son of Vespasian), and they ran for 100 days straight. To protect the spectators from the sun and heat of Ancient Rome, there was an awning that could be pulled over the top of the seating area to provide shade. When we got into the Colosseum it was really cool, we could see all of it, all of the Colosseum, there is so much of it. we walked all around the inside of it, and it was really cool. The seats used to be marble but there now gone, there is still some remaining and its pretty cool. We looked at all the things we could, we saw stuff that they used long ago, it was cool. After that we went to our hotel and slept.
On the 26th we went to a place that had some fun stuff to play with, we stayed there a while, but the time limit was 1h 45m. After that we went and looked at some of the monuments in Roma, the first one was a fountain, we looked at it and then we went to another fountain, this one was pretty popular, everyone wanted to put their hand in the water. Then we went to the most famous fountain in Rome. it was really cool, there were lots of statues and carvings. After that we went to a big monument and looked at that. Then we went home and slept.
On the 27th we went to a place called colour hotel, we weren’t sure if it was going to be good, when we got there the entrance room was all in red, it looked like one really fancy hotel. There were 11 rooms, the first one was called the elevator room. It was a fake elevator that had screens all around and on the floor, it looked like we were actually moving and threw the clouds. The second room was where they had a big white mattress everywhere. It was absolutely awesome. Next it was a room that had lots of green balloons, then it was a fur room. It has pink fury fabric everywhere, there were clothes that were pink, and I dressed up and I looked hilarious. After that there was a toilet room that had a big toilet and sink and there was a slide into a big ball room. There were lots of little balls everywhere, I buried myself a few times. Then we went to a room that everything was made out of white board and we could draw on it, I wrote my name about 50 times. Then we went to a door room, it was more like a labyrinth, there were doors every where and they just lead to more doors or some time dead ends. After that we went to another room that had a pool table and a couple of basketball hoops, oh yeah, and a ginormous table tennis table and two humungous foosball table. They were like 4-5 meters long, each, it would take like 15 people to play it properly. After that the next room was a little course that had roller skates, I learnt how to skate (sort of). It was fun, mum was the best of us. there was one last room, the block room, it has lots of blocks that me and Emma made a castle out of. Then we went to an orchestra. It had some Freddie Mercury songs, after that we went home and slept.
On the 28th we went to a video museum, it had lots of old games, they also had a big projector that I could play Mario cart on it. After that we went to a museum in the Vatican it had lots of Egyptian stuff, there were a couple of mummies and sarcophagus. There were statues of gods and pharaohs. There were scriptures in hieroglyphics to. After the Egyptian stuff we went into the Sistine chapel that was covered with paintings and in the middle there was the painting called “the creation of Adam”. I thought it would be way bigger and would be in a frame. It’s actually pretty small and is in the middle of lots of other paintings. After that we went home and slept.
On the 29th we went to the pantheon it is the oldest still standing building in Roma, when we went in we saw a big domed roof, it was so high, it is 43 meters high and 43 meters in diameter. It looked really cool, after that we went to the piazza Navona, it is like a big square that has three fountains, one in the middle and one on each side. After that there was an underground stadium, it was half ruined but we could still see it. It looked pretty cool, there was a big arch still just standing up, it was cool. After that we went to saint peters church, we tried to get in but there were to many people. So we went to two other churches instead, then we had ice cream and then went to a little cat colony (harming a cat is illegal in Rome) we looked at it (the cats here live in luxury) and then we went home and slept.
On the 30th we went on a bus and went to Pescara it was long and tiring, when we got there we got of and went to our hotel, it was nice, then we did some shopping and in the night we walked around the beach. Then we went back to the hotel and went to sleep.
Andrew (10 years old)

On the 24th we took a train to Roma (in other words, Rome). Then we went to get some food from the shopping centre. We did blog and schoolwork. Mum had a nap.
On the 25th we did blog. Then we went to the Colosseum. It was a big oval shaped amphitheatre. Massive. It could hold up to 80,000 people. It was 83 metres one way and 48 metres the other way. It was big but it didn’t catch my eye. Stuff I like are wax museums and stuff like that. Then we walked back home and watched a documentary about the Colosseum.
On the 26th we went to a kid museum. It was a museum where there were lots of fun stuff that we could play with that helped us understand more. It was fun. My favourite thing was where balls would fall and land on a platform and then you would pull a string, and they would fall. Then we went to Piazza del Popolo. In English it is called “people’s square.” Then we went to the Spanish steps. Then we went to the Trevi fountain. It was pretty big. Then we went to a wax museum. It was cool. I liked how they made the wax people. Then we went to a massive monument. I thought the Trevi fountain was big, but it does not stand a chance.
On the 27th we went to colour hotel. it was a big place that had lots of rooms with fun stuff in it. I did research and found it. The first room was an elevator room. We were in an elevator that had screens to make it look like we were going up. In the second room there was nothing but pillows. It was so BOUNCY! In the middle you sunk in but on the outside you stayed up better. The next room was the balloon room. It had so many balloons. We kept hitting them at each other. Aaannndd, I broke mums’ phone. I still feel guilty about it. So when I get back don’t bring up the subject. The next room was the fur room. It had coats, bags, shoes and clothes that had fur on them. Very pink. The next room? You ask. It was the toilet room. It had stuff you have in a bathroom but massive. There was a sink, a toilet even toilet paper but massive. Then you went down the toilet and into a room filled with balls. It was hard to move in all the balls. Then we went to a room where there were stuff we could write on. Then we went a door room. It was like a labyrinth but with doors you had to open. Behind some of the doors were brick walls. Then there was the game room. There was basketball, table tennis and foosball. I scored eleven shots in basketball and was pretty good at table tennis. I didn’t try foosball. Then there was the skating room. I figured out that I am pretty good at skating. I fell on my butt and my tailbone was hurting the next couple of days. Then the last massive room was a room that had a lot of inflated blocks. Me and Andrew built a castle. It was one of the funnest days of my life. Then we came back to get ready for a concert. We went to a Freddy mercury show. There was this woman who had the most powerful voice I had ever heard. I was very impressed. I was tired by the end. We got back and went to sleep.
On the 28th we went to a video game museum. Andrew found this one. We got to play lots of cool games. I played Mario carts. I also played mum in a fighting game. We both won twice. Then we went to a massive museum. Mostly paintings and sculptures. I will say it again “big museums aren’t really my thing.” It was big and impressive, but I much prefer small wax museums. There was one painting that stood out. It was a painting that I could see nothing in it but colour. It was red, blue and many other colours. It was beautiful. Then we saw a chapel that had paintings all over the roof and walls. The main painting was God and Adam about to touch fingers. We were not allowed to take photos, but mum was sneaky and took a few photos. Then we walked back home.
On the 29th we visited the Pantheon. The Pantheon has a big hole in the middle of the dome that on the 21st of April lots and lots of rose petals fall down. The height from the floor to the hole and the diameter of the dome is the same so that a perfect sphere could fit into the Pantheon. The dome was the biggest in the world for over 1300 years. The Pantheon is the world's largest dome that doesn’t need help. It makes sense since the pillars are six meters thick. Then we went to a place where there were three big statues and an underground stadium. We went into the underground stadium. Here are some of the facts I remember. The person who built the stadium was the son of the person who built the Colosseum (and they liked catching flies). The tickets to get into the stadium was free. The fact that really pissed me off was that woman were not allowed to come in because the man who were competing were naked. We had a kid audio guide which was a lot shorter than the adult audio guide. Then we tried to get into saint Peters church. BUT GUESS WHAT, THERE WAS A PARADE GOING ON AND IT WAS PACKED. People in tours kept pushing past us like there was nobody there. We ended up giving up because it was too big of a crowd. Then we had some delicious ice cream. Then we went to a cat colony. Cats have it good in Rome. Then we packed.
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