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"Blood and sand" at the Colosseum - a splattering affair even in the internet logo

 

...and if you don't obey, ze mighty Arachnofilibustor vill thrrow you behind bars (vhere you must smoke, photograph, use ze cel phone and haf a soda)

 

Meanwhile, the city is working on the world's largest T-square.. ;-)

Guided tour "Highlights of Rome":

You have to imagine 80-90 percent of the ancient buildings from the existing remains...

...yet, our wordy guide never tires illustrating his elaborations with a book of photos of the ruins that can be overlaid with reconstructions on clear plastic pages.

Of course this handy oeuvre is readily available at the vendor stand he leads us to... (where he might receive a percentage on sales?).