I love, love, love Rome! Whatever they say, I will never fall in love with another city the way I fell with Rome. Btw, I never went inside the Colosseum, but I've been inside Vatican. And, did you know they closed the Spanish Steps for tourists for over a year for a €1.5mln refurbishment paid by Bvlgari?
jeez, i was lucky enough to stay in a bed and breakfast near the Spanish Steps ;)