After a very long and nauseating bus trip we made it to Canterbury. Like the characters in the stories that I sparknoted in high school I made the pilgrimage to the cathedral to pay my respects to Saint Thomas Becket.
I had been to cathedrals before, but I had never really known the stories behind them or appreciated the architecture. Thanks to our personal tour guide Brian I was practically converted.
The cathedral itself is about 1100 years old. Because of a fire and other additions many parts are different ages and therefore different architecture types. Roman, Gothic and rectangular arches are all seen and add to the beauty of the building.
I loved hearing about the many fundraisers that were employed to bring in more funding for the rebuilding of the cathedral. Clever Monks.
I would probably use a different word to describe a monk. Great blogage. Mom is impressed.
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