The Colesseum- a picture from Rome

I know that I'm not going to be your best blogging buddy in blogland with only posting one picture but hey, you are getting one at least.  ha!  I've been technically challenged since we've returned.  Just to give a brief explanation- in my attempt to become a better photographer and learn all that I can about my new camera and photography, I jumped in head first (Is anyone surprised?  LOL) and starting shooting in RAW format so that I could have greater manipulation of my images if necessary during post-processing.  Well, I did it without even making sure that I had the proper software.  So, anyway, there was the challenge.  All's well that ends well but my story's not over.....I've only begun the first few chapters but I'm enjoying the process.  *smile

So, for now, here's a picture from inside the Colesseum in Rome.  Gladiators fought with animals and sometimes each other.  The Colesseum provided entertainment in hopes that happier citizens would be better citizens.  What looks like a stone maze on the bottom was the walls for the animal's cages.  These cages were built under the wood floor of the Colosseum which was covered in dirt to help absorb the blood from the fights.  The Colosseum had a seating capacity for 50,000 spectators and with 80 entrances (76 used for non-VIP's), it could be evacuated in minutes if necessary.  (You can read more information at Wikipedia about the Colosseum.)