We went to St. Paul's once before for Evensong, but this time we actually had a guided tour. We got to see the memorials and tombs of Christopher Wren (the architect who designed St. Pauls), the Duke of Wellington, and General Nelson. But the absolute best part was getting to climb all the way to the top of the dome. It is 365 ft tall. That's about 500 steps. Almost half way up is the Whispering Gallery. If you stand on one side of the dome and whisper into the wall, your friend standing on the other side can hear what you are saying. You can do the same thing in certain parts of Grand Central back home.
After the Whispering Gallery, the stairs leading up to the top of the dome got a little frightening. The were iron spiral staircases and they seemed to go on forever. On the way back down I actually made everyone pause so that I could get a picture. Needless to say there a few unhappy campers. - But I got my picture!
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| Me going down the stairs right at the tippy top |
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Looking down on the Great Fire of 1666 Memorial
Later we went to the Victoria and Albert Museum. It is the most amazing and confusing place I have ever been. Dad wasn't kidding when he called it the "things" museum. Unlike every other museum I have been to, the V & A seems to be missing any kind of order. One room has almost nothing to do with the next. A lot of people in my class were complaining that the chaos of it was too overwhelming for them, but I really enjoyed its random nature and found it amusing.
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