Reading (For Dummies)

At the Opera

The famous Semper Opera House

Went to the Ballet on the 19th, after my ICL exam. Forgot to mention that....The department paid for us to go see a performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Not my favorite Shakespeare work (that prize goes to The Tempest...). See, math nerds can be literate, too.

I had never been to a ballet before, and I was quite impressed. Not the sort of thing I'd do every night, but I can certainly understand the appeal of going every once in a while. Of course, the lead dancing chick was typical anorexic, probably weighted 65 pounds at 5'4" tall. Yeah, bones poking out everywhere, not fun.

Heh, when I think of it though, it was rather ingenious of the department to take us to a ballet. Since, y'know, it's interpreted dance, you don't exactly have to be good at German to understand things. Unless you're trying to take pictures...

I tried to take some pictures of the interior of the opera, but I was repeatedly rejected bringing my camera out. One of the folks was, in fact, threatening to throw me out of the opera house. Apparently you have to pay for a tour to take pictures inside. Lame.

Anyway here is a pic of the ceiling and interior. It is contraband. You are all accomplices now...

The ceiling