This is me just finished breakfast at a cafe that had a view the Colosseum.
Actually, I visited the same cafe on my last day in Roma.
It is now my favorite cafe of all times.
http://www.geocities.com/gorlik/Gallery.html
just found this cool link on the ruins of Rome.

The Italian guide telling of the bloodthirsty tales of the fights at the Colosseum.
He was very passionate and funny. This tour cost 10euro which was a bargain. It was only 20 mins before that I was saying to a couple of Canadians that I wont be drawn into a guided tour like every one else. As you know it here I was doing just that. I'm glad I did as the tour covered the Colosseum, Palatine Hill and the Forum and was very informative. Not only that when going into the Colosseum you don't get caught up with the crowds queuing.

Ruin on Palatine Hill.

The Colosseum from Palatine Hill.

The Temple of Saturn, Forum.
Underneath this temple held Romes treasury.
Here's another informative link about the forum.
http://www.roman-empire.net/tours/rome/forum-romanum.html

Capitoline Wolf suckles the infant twins Romulus and Remus.
For those who don't know Romulus and Remus where brothers who founded Roma.
Romulus kill Remus over territorial control of the city.
Which was then sited on Palatine Hill.
More of the story can be found in the links provided.

Wow!! The Pantheon. What a massive building.
This was also my lunch stop.
A bottle of Peroni and cannelloni.

Trajan's Column through Basilica Ulpia

August Statue alone the Via dei Fori Imperiali.

Santissimo Nome di Maria ceiling. Near Trajan Column.

Victor Emmanuel II Monument
(Il Vittoriano)

Night time Colosseum.

As I sat hear reflecting on my first day in Rome. It had become apparent that I have had dreamed of this since studying art and architecture at Art School.
Finally a dream come true.