Percy at the Opera!

We took Percy on a tour of an Opera house. They weren't singing when we were there. Here is a picture of the outside of the building...



Percy and I admired a beautiful statue inside.



When people come to hear an opera -- which is like a play that is sung instead of spoken -- they get dressed up in their very best clothes. Because I am on vacation, and no opera was being performed, I wore my school clothes. Percy, of course, is always dressed in his very best!

It took 13 years to build the opera house. They worked on it from 1862 until 1875 when it was first used. On the outside, there are fancy statues covered in gold, and on the inside, there are busts of famous people and more statues!

This last picture shows the busts and the doors that lead into the very fancy private boxes for seeing the shows. Do you see the fancy floors, too? Everything gets decorated!