- westminster cathdral is gorgeous, has st andrew of scotland, st george of england, st patrick of ireland - his little nave was all green with shamrocks everywhere. the thistle, the rose, the shamrock are the symbols of scotland, england and ireland.
westminster abbey - william wilberforce buried there! right near the audio guides, kind of gets no attention, but what a man! truly seeing one of my heroes there!
oliver cromwell was buried there but was dug up when kings were re-established and was hung, decapitated; henry viii's kids buried there too
1 peter 2:21- on tomb of mary queen of scots - To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. - she was killed by Queen Elizabeth I - her son made her tomb as elaborate, if not more so, than QEI's
1300 - throne chair built - still used today. stone from scotland taken in 1296 and is now back in scotland but returned for coronations
trinity church nyc
britain's oldest door in the cloister - 1050s
prayer of saint benedict -
Gracious and Holy Father,
give us the wisdom to discover You,
the intelligence to understand You,
the diligence to seek after You,
the patience to wait for You,
eyes to behold You,
a heart to meditate upon You,
and a life to proclaim You,
through the power of the Spirit of Jesus, our Lord.
poet's corner - geoffrey chaucer, browning, ts eliot, george eliot, henry james, lewis carroll, lord byron, jane austen, william wordsworth, keats, shelley, lawrence olivier, henry irving,
samuel johnson who wrote dictionaries, charles dickens, rudyard kipling, handel (were 3000 mourners at his funeral), william blake
chapter house - paintings of Revelation - dromedary, kameyl, crocodile, horses, etc. - tile floor
sceptre with cross - great star of africa diamond, over 530 carats
2 crowns used in coronations - imperial state crown is wow - ruby of black prince, sapphire from coronation ring of edward the confessor, pearls from earrings of queen elizabeth i, other stones
black prince - song of edward iii
sword from 14th century is over 5 feet long - how they carried it i have no idea
edmond halley - comet
isaac newton, charles darwin
clemente - father of the piano forte
beautiful nave gate
francis drake, james cook, chichester plaque; there is also a memorial to fdr and churchill.
william wilberforce statue - what a thing to have on a statue in your memory: TO THE MEMORY OF WILLIAM WILBERFORCE (BORN IN HULL AUGUST
24th 1759, DIED IN LONDON JULY 29th 1833;) FOR NEARLY HALF A
CENTURY A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, AND, FOR SIX PARLIAMENTS
DURING THAT PERIOD, ONE OF THE TWO REPRESENTATIVES FOR YORKSHIRE.
IN AN AGE AND COUNTRY FERTILE IN GREAT AND GOOD MEN, HE WAS AMONG
THE FOREMOST OF THOSE WHO FIXED THE CHARACTER OF THEIR TIMES;
BECAUSE TO HIGH AND VARIOUS TALENTS, TO WARM BENEVOLENCE, AND TO
UNIVERSAL CANDOUR, HE ADDED THE ABIDING ELOQUENCE OF A CHRISTIAN
LIFE. EMINENT AS HE WAS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC LABOUR, AND A
LEADER IN EVERY WORK OF CHARITY, WHETHER TO RELIEVE THE TEMPORAL OR
THE SPIRITUAL WANTS OF HIS FELLOW-MEN, HIS NAME WILL EVER BE
SPECIALLY IDENTIFIED WITH THOSE EXERTIONS WHICH, BY THE BLESSING OF
GOD, REMOVED FROM ENGLAND THE GUILT OF THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE, AND
PREPARED THE WAY FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN EVERY COLONY OF
THE EMPIRE: IN THE PROSECUTION OF THESE OBJECTS HE RELIED, NOT IN
VAIN, ON GOD; BUT IN THE PROGRESS HE WAS CALLED TO ENDURE GREAT
OBLOQUY AND GREAT OPPOSITION: HE OUTLIVED, HOWEVER, ALL ENMITY; AND
IN THE EVENING OF HIS DAYS, WITHDREW FROM PUBLIC LIFE AND PUBLIC
OBSERVATION TO THE BOSOM OF HIS FAMILY. YET HE DIED NOT UNNOTICED
OR FORGOTTEN BY HIS COUNTRY: THE PEERS AND COMMONS OF ENGLAND, WITH
THE LORD CHANCELLOR AND THE SPEAKER AT THEIR HEAD, IN SOLEMN
PROCESSION FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE HOUSES, CARRIED HIM TO HIS FITTING
PLACE AMONG THE MIGHTY DEAD AROUND, HERE TO REPOSE: TILL, THROUGH
THE MERITS OF JESUS CHRIST, HIS ONLY REDEEMER AND SAVIOUR, (WHOM,
IN HIS LIFE AND IN HIS WRITINGS HE HAD DESIRED TO GLORIFY,) HE
SHALL RISE IN THE RESURRECTION OF THE JUST.
Saturday notes
- went and toured Stamford Bridge Stadium, Chelsea football club's stadium! got to see the locker rooms, press room, walk out of the tunnel, take pics, etc.! learned some funny tricks that teams do for opposing locker rooms as intimidation
- went to the science museum. there was an internet media thing that spoke to you using live web chatrooms. warnings for raciness were posted before entering haha
- toured the SHERLOCK HOLMES museum! now really pumped for that movie to come out. speaking of movies, april 10 is a big day for movies here in Britain as Fast and Furious comes out as well as 17 again - I might be spending april 10 in the movie theater of Birmingham
- walked all across London, through beautiful Hyde Park, and made it just in time for Jason Mraz at Hammersmith Apollo. he puts on such a good show! not as good as Wake's spring concert last year but still good!
- now back at the house and looking up directions for stuff tomorrow! love and peace.
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