Colosseum, Forum, and Cat Sanctuary

June 8, 2009 jlvanwinkle

I had a very exciting day in Rome. We toured the Colosseum, the Forum, and the ancient ruins. At the Colosseum, I tried to imagine what it was like during games and the Olympics, but it was hard. It definitely wasn’t like modern football stadiums.

I didn’t think that I would like the ancient ruins, but I thought it was interesting. We were able to see Julius Caesar’s grave and where Augustus lived. I took a million pictures, so next week everyone will be able to see what I saw.

After we left the Forum, a few of us went to the Cat Sanctuary, which is a cat adoption agency. I fell in love with about 5 different cats. I would have taken them all home if I could have fit them in my suitcase, especially Richter. It was an earthquake survivor, hence it’s name. It was a young cat, and it was very playful. I wasn’t used to playing with cats with front claws, and I have three scratches on my hand to prove it!

At the sanctuary, one of the workers said it is very hard to get black cats adopted. This is like America, where everyone thinks that black cats are evil. I hate this because I have a black cat, and he is the sweetest cat you will ever meet.

The next two days will be exciting as well because we are going to CNN, the Rome “Hollywood”, and the Vatican. I think I will love all of these places.