What
a beautiful morning. So we wrapped ourselves up well for a walk down to the
train station. One of our fellow passengers had her pet ferret with her, yes
really on the train!
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Where
were we off to today then?
To St
Pauls Cathedral.
We’ve
been here in London for almost three years and this is our first visit to this
iconic cathedral. Why has it taken us so long I hear you ask?
Well
in the summer after we got here the queues were huge to get in. Then last
winter when we did think we would visit, there were protesters camped outside
and we really didn’t want to go anywhere near it.
So
now there is another thing ticked off the to do list.
The
building is beautiful from the huge white marble font, circa 1726, at the great
west doors to the magnificent canopied high altar. The sparkling white columns
and walls have their decorations picked out in gold. It made me feel like I was
inside a wedding cake.
Partway
down the nave is a magnificent monument to the Duke of Wellington, whose actual
tomb is below in the crypt. Memorials and tombs with statues galore are
everywhere. Unfortunately photography was not allowed, but I did to take one of
Lord Kitchener’s tomb before I saw the sign.
Admiring
the beautiful interior gave us an appetite so it was down to the cafe in the
crypt for a bit of lunch and a coffee before going back outside.
We
had planned on doing part of a walking tour before catching the train back to
Crystal Palace. But brrrrr the wind was biting so we made a beeline for the nearest
station, about ten minutes’ walk away. But it was closed. Oh well on to the
next one, but look Temple Church is just over there…
We
couldn’t resist…unfortunately the church itself wasn’t open, but we had a nice
stroll around the grounds before continuing our walk.
I
added a few more pictures to my ‘statues’ album too.
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