The Averett Family Blog: Europe "Summer 2007"

Bret, Denae & Shawn Touring with Ralph Rowley & Friends... Summer of 2007 - We went to Europe with a our son Shawn. It was so much fun - Here are some of our favorite pictures from the trip... We traveled to Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and France. As you can see, Shawn hates to have his picture taken :-}

The First Day... just a few hours after we arrived in Rome, Italy (after 24 hours traveling from SLC) we went to The Roman Colosseum

This is Rome's (if not Italy's) most enduring icon. Built between A.D. 70 and 80 A.D., it was in use for some 500 years, sat nearly 50,000 spectators, who gathered to watch the gladiatorial events as well as other public spectacles, including battle reenactments, animal hunts and executions. Earthquakes and stone-robbers have left the Colosseum in a state of ruin, but portions of the structure remain open to tourists, and its design still influences the construction of modern-day amphitheaters, some 2,000 years later.

(One of the New Seven Wonder's of the World) So Cool!!!