tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post5688533217192172251..comments2024-03-28T13:30:28.592-07:00Comments on Palouse Wargaming Journal: A Stroll Around the ForumJonathan Freitaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-47001729834091856772014-08-09T12:41:26.408-07:002014-08-09T12:41:26.408-07:00Indeed! The Vatican Museum was a highlight for bo...Indeed! The Vatican Museum was a highlight for both of us.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-16642891145347351252014-08-09T12:21:02.895-07:002014-08-09T12:21:02.895-07:00Rome is a fascinating city. I've always been ...Rome is a fascinating city. I've always been partial to the Vatican art museum myself. Looks like you had a wonderful time. Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-75173816139226524482014-08-09T10:43:13.866-07:002014-08-09T10:43:13.866-07:00Thanks, Dean! Rome certainly is packed with histo...Thanks, Dean! Rome certainly is packed with history, isn't it?Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-67905010100927133032014-08-09T10:42:41.996-07:002014-08-09T10:42:41.996-07:00Glad you enjoyed it Monty! One friend says he enj...Glad you enjoyed it Monty! One friend says he enjoys traveling vicariously through my photo essays.<br /><br />One day, I hope you make it! I will likely return as I did not get to everything I wanted to see in three days.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-47454779013167347172014-08-09T10:40:43.846-07:002014-08-09T10:40:43.846-07:00Thanks, Peter! I still have photos from Florence ...Thanks, Peter! I still have photos from Florence and Venice waiting off stage.<br /><br />There is a model but I did not see it. Many of the book and souvenir shops sold posters such a model city at the height of Rome's glory. I should have picked one up.<br /><br />John Hancock reference is a good one! To be read from the ground at a distance of six stories, the lettering would have to be big...and it was! Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-79896764643370384332014-08-09T10:36:55.135-07:002014-08-09T10:36:55.135-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-10271638525538636482014-08-09T10:36:19.892-07:002014-08-09T10:36:19.892-07:00Soren, it would have been pretty cool to watch moc...Soren, it would have been pretty cool to watch mock mini naval battles in the Colosseum, wouldn't it? I, for sure, would have enjoyed it!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-12587784026350318492014-08-09T06:52:08.253-07:002014-08-09T06:52:08.253-07:00Great looking photos! What an area so full of hist...Great looking photos! What an area so full of history all crammed into one placeDeanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-20221456561663420562014-08-09T06:36:46.162-07:002014-08-09T06:36:46.162-07:00Thanks for sharing an unforgettable day! I would ...Thanks for sharing an unforgettable day! I would be covered in goosebumps seeing such spectacular sights. One day, I hope to make the trip as well. Montyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094254709103687259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-11675985641910909782014-08-09T06:04:23.033-07:002014-08-09T06:04:23.033-07:00Great tour and pictures, Jon. Rome is definitely o...Great tour and pictures, Jon. Rome is definitely on my bucket list, along with Venice, Florence, Siena, and more!<br /><br />Is there a large scale model somewhere of the reconstructed forum area at trhe height of Rome's glory? It would seem an obvious tool to help visitors better understand the remains that they are looking at. John Hancock would be shamed by the scale of the inscriptions on those arches, eh? Still easily read nearly 2 millenia (itself a Latin word) later!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-61807310441170534432014-08-09T01:36:59.209-07:002014-08-09T01:36:59.209-07:00Excellent pics Jonathan, I've always wanted to...Excellent pics Jonathan, I've always wanted to go to the Colosseum, you lucky boy!Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267180105171392028.post-46332857097305756022014-08-09T00:02:20.063-07:002014-08-09T00:02:20.063-07:00Lovely pictures, especially enjoyed the ones on th...Lovely pictures, especially enjoyed the ones on the Colosseum as they really show the complex structures under the ancient floor of the arena. It's just mind blowing to image that they were able to fill that thing with water and have staged mini sea battles. Roman architecture is really incredible! Very nice spot for the Hotel by the way, nice to be in walking distance from everything. Black Powderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04811405795071310375noreply@blogger.com