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           We’ve found that “Free Walking Tours,” now offered   in the world and renowned for its acoustics and
           in many major destinations, are an excellent way to   architecture. Construction of the opulent French-style
           go. The guides are paid with tips, and they go above   building turned out to be quite a soap opera. It took
           and beyond to make sure clients are informed and   nearly 20 years to complete, delayed by financing,
           entertained. The better customers feel about the tour,   disagreements over the location, and the untimely
           the bigger the tip. So everybody wins.            deaths of two of its architects – with one of them
            Our tour began on the entrance of the Colón      murdered by his wife’s lover.
           Theatre, considered one of the five best opera houses
































































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