The colosseum tour was of the under ground sections and the upper level. We decided to do it last Friday so I booked the tickets online and paid for them. That meant instead of lining up around the whole place for a ticket you can skip the line and go for the shorter line. Way better!. The tour guide was not one of the better ones we have had ,but she got the job done and we now know more. It was cool being below where the gladiators got ready and seeing the view from the top was great too! We then walked to immacolata concezione church. Where monks used the bones to make works of art. It's really quite creepy most of the bones used where monks or poor Romans. There are 6 crypt and photos are really forbidden. I will tell you the names of the crypts and will take a pic of the postcard they give you. 1 . Crypt of resurrection.2. Mass chapel (no bones)3. Crypt of skulls .4.crypt of pelvis 5. Crypt of leg and thigh bones .6. Crypt of the 3 skeletons. Quite creepy really and its rumoured that over 4000 monks skeletons where used. If you look close at the pic the bones are everywhere even the ceiling in patterns off all spines knees etc.the monks in the pic seem to muffled there faces are still almost visible..last day in Rome tomorrow so no more art and churches Sam and I are doing a shopping tour ! Yay you will be amazed at how our bags have multiplied..lol
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