day 3 in london: st. paul's

One of my favorite things about London so far is all of the amazing buildings. They aren't like Americans who just build new building when they need something so older buildings are abandoned or ripped down.

Our tube station didn't have a direct line, but instead of transferring we got out at the closed stop and walked. The different areas of London are so cool, they all feel very London but with their own personality.

After we arrived at the Cathedral Courtney gave us a quick lesson on the significance of the building. The original St. Paul's dates back to 604 ad. After the great fire of London it was rebuilt. Christoper Wren who is probably the most famous British architect designed the building.

The building was done in the English Baroque style. Sadly no picture were allowed inside you you will just have to use google to aid your imaginations. Once inside we made our way directly to the staircase that took you up to the whispering gallery and then to the top of the dome. 1,161 steps, that's how many I climbed to reach the top. I'm glad i'm tiny because there were points along the way where the staircase was barely wider than my shoulders. The climb was extremely rewarding. You could see all of London! I took a panorama and hopefully I'll have some down time soon (not likely) and be able to splice it together.

The climb took up most of the time we had in the cathedral so I only was able to briefly explore the crypt. The crypt is where the great hero Lord Nelson is buried. There were also some tombs that survived the great fire, but they were greatly damaged. We were suppose to meet on the front steps, but only Rick and I were there. We sat there for 15 minutes waiting for the rest of the group but no one else came. I dropped one of my peanut butter crackers and it rolled down the stairs to where a bunch of pigeons were. I thought that the pigeons would go for it. Nope. They walked over to it looked at it and then ignored it. I guess that British pigeons only eat organic food. 

Courtney's brother finally came looking for us, everyone was up listening to the choir or down in the cafe getting a bit for lunch. I love the little moments when we all are just sitting down talking about what we've just seen or done. A. I get to rest my tired feet. B. It seems to help solidify my memory. Some days it still feels like it's just a dream that I'm here.

Cheers