Jumpin' Jack Black

Sorry, but I've actually had to do two posts at once, so if you haven't already please scroll down.

In short, Rome was pretty good.

On the first day we went to the colosseum and the Roman forum. The colosseum is massive! It's amazing how many of the stories about it are untrue. Christians were never burned there, and the gladiators would never ask the emperor whether to kill the other or not. The colosseum isn't even its proper name! It was originally called the Flavian theatre, because the guy who built it was called Flavian.

We also went to the Roman forum. That's the place where the ancient Romans did politics. It was very interesting learning about how the politicians kept the people happy by giving them free food, water and baths. If you have read the hunger games books, the city of Panem was based on the Roman Empire.

The next day was even better. On the way to the beautiful Catholic part of Rome, we saw something awesome! JACK BLACK WAS FILMING A MOVIE! It was called the Polka King, but as it is still in the production, there are no trailers or any details. After that special treat, we continued to Vatican City (the Catholic part of Rome). Michaelangelo (the painter, not the ninja turtle) painted most of the roof of the chapel there. His most famous painting is on the roof too.