In April we took the boys to Italy for spring break, thinking that they would have a marvelous time exploring all that history. Seeing that history is their favorite subject, mixed with historical politics we also though ancient Rome would be a favorite spot. When we got there, we were surprised to see bored faces, and unimpressed looks.
It seems we have Hollywood to blame for this. When we made our way to the coliseum (and realizing we were losing our audience) we thought we’d wow them with the ancient structure. Turns out, they were expecting a rebuilt version of it’s former glory, something akin to what they saw in Gladiator. I guess we should have taken them on a formal tour to pike their interest.
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- Ancient Roman Forum
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- Ancient Roman Forum
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- Ancient Roman Forum
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- Coliseum
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- Coliseum
In the end, they thought it was impressive. But their favorite tour turned out to be Villa Adriana and Villa Deste, better known as Tivoli Gardens. Who knew?
TheRomanticTraveler 
Reblogged this on AllThingsBoys Blog and commented:
From my travel blog…
I have been there. Unbelievable. Yes, I can see American boys looking for Russell Crowe somewhere. 🙂 They will remember it with fond memories.
I hope so! 🙂 Thank you for stopping by!