Colosseum, Rome
March 1985“It's the perfect way to see Roma,” Giorgio said.
He had guided Tamara to the upper tier of the Colosseum just as the sun started its descent toward the horizon. The massive hulk of buildings on the Palatine Hill were darkened by the sun that was setting behind them, while the light played through the ruined arches of the Forum and cast a reddish-reflection off the buildings to the east of their perch.
“At different times,” Giorgio explained to Tamara, “the officials in Rome have allowed tourists to come here in the evenings, and at other times, no!” he ended with emphasis on the final word. He explained that access to the Colosseum was always considered a treasured moment when visiting Rome, but the government believed the two-thousand-year old theatre should
