Rome and Athens

So my last post was just the first day I was in Rome...
I spent 3 more days in Rome after that. One day was spent seeing the Roman Ruins, the Palantine, and the Collesium. Basically, in the middle of Rome there is an area where the center of the old Roman Empire used to be. One part are ruins of temples built for the Gods, and places where other semi-famous Romans lived. The Palantine is raised higher and it consists of the old houses of Roman Emporers from year 50 - 100 AD... so Nero, Augustus, all those guys. Then next to all these ruins is the Colesseum.
The Colesseum was built by the Flavian family, considered a Roman Dynasty. The Flavians held Rome when it became the largest empire in the world, and used booty from sacking areas in Africa, Asia, and Europe to fund their projects... The Colesseum being the most fantastic of these. You can see the different types of seating inside (high, middle, and lower classes). Half of the floor of the stadium remains, where animal versus animal and man versus animal, etc fights took place! The other half is uncovered and you can see where these prisoners would have lived.
The third day in Rome was spent visiting the other famous sites that are a little less time consuming: Trevvi fountain, the Pantheon, Piazzas and finally drinking on the Spanish steps at night.
Then we had to make our way to Greece. We took a train from Rome to Bari, a ferry from Bari to Patras, and then 2 trains to Athens. On the way we made friends with a guy from Seattle, a girl from NYC and a girl from Montreal. We spent over 30 hours travelling together. Now we're all in Athens together. Last night we went out for Souvlaki and Baklava!
Today I saw some pretty old things! Like the Acropolis built in 500 BC. Also the original Olympic stadium. Its a lovely (not) 37 degrees in Athens. My skin has gotten so dark that more and more people mistake me for an Italian!