Circus Maximus and Palazza Navona

Hey family,  yesterday we went to see Circus Maximus which was a huge oval shaped stadium that Julius Caesar had built to hold games like chariot racing around 50 AD.  In comparison to the colosseum which held 85,000 spectators, Circus Maximus held 300,000.   Not much remains of it, except for the the ringed shaped arena, the steep hills where the spectators sat, and the starting gates where the chariots lined up (in the pic above).   The ruins in the background of the ring was a imperial hill where caesar and other elite people sat to watch. 

Palazza Navona is our favorite place to hang out.  We have been here twice already. There is a picture of us goofing off, making fools of ourselves.   There is usually live italian music playing and we sit and eat gelato as we listen. It has a huge beautiful church overlooking the palazza, and large fountains around as well.