Second Visit to the Colosseum

Well, I missed my 8:30 deadline to beat the Colosseum by 15 minutes, but I was still able to whip by tons of people with my RomaPass. DEFINITELY worth having! I got the audio €4,50, which I had to return within two hours or I’d be charged €4,50 for EVERY additional minute. (I returned it within an hour.) It was great to be there with fewer people to enjoy the space and continue to marvel at it all. I went across the street to go up Palatine Hill where the Forum is. This is building (ruined, I grant you) after building; archaeologists will have work therefore ever! It WAS hot, so once again, I was constantly looking for shade. I opted not to get the audio here, so I just kept checking with my Michelin book.
All over Rome there are water fountains, so you can just keep refilling your water bottle as you go. As I was looking at some building on Palatine Hill, some guy asked me from outside the gate, if I would give him some water. Of course, I did, and as I returned his bottle, I said, “That will be one euro!” “Nice price!” he replied.
Luckily the end was in sight! I headed for the bus; it was now 12:45, so I was out in the wicked heat of the day! I headed back to the apartment, but I did stop at the pizza place at the bus stop which reopened today. Once back at the apartment I took a short nap, and have just decided where I want to go before I leave!