st. paul's cathedral v west minster abbey

walking up to st. paul's cathedral

all alone at the stone gallery

view from one point of the stone gallery

contemplated on the steps of st. paul's cathedral

famous red telephone booth

 west minster abbey

the palace of west minster (with big ben)

Recap 2

We went to two of the biggest churches in London. Unfortunately, they don't allow you to take photographs inside the churches which is reasonable. 

St. Paul's Cathedral

This cathedral is ginormous, and it can be seen in the London skyline. Inside the cathedral is truly breathtaking and extremely peaceful! There are several layers to the cathedral, there is the main floor and the crypt underneath. The cathedral has two domes, the inner dome which you can walk up and sit inside the whispering dome, and then there is the outer dome. 

I only walked up to the stone gallery, which is just at the top of the inner dome, my brother walked all the way up to as high as you could go. We were allowed to take pictures of the breathtaking views form each outer walkway. As you can tell from above.

West Minster Abbey

This Abbey is filled with memorials and tombstones of many famous people, and people I have never heard of. The stones are written in old English, Latin, and present day English. It is quite amazing. This church is extremely old, and since it is the coronation church for England's Monarchy, it was extremely crowded. There were so many people, and with all the monuments and tombstones there wasn't much space to walk around in some places. 

Inside was definitely just as lovely and breathtaking as St. Paul's Cathedral though. 

Both churches and the Palace of Westminster Abbey are just breathtaking to look at. They have been standing for hundreds of years, and are still standing. These buildings were built with extreme care and attention to detail, unlike the constructions of our homes/buildings today. Just looking at them/being near them is awe inspiring.