Though I’m not a religious person, one of
the highlights of my Christmas holiday, staying with my friend Sarah in Somerset
The Cathedral is an extraordinary building
and was beautifully decorated for Christmas, with candles large and tealight-size
lining the aisles. (I do wish they’d turned off, or at least dimmed, the main
lights so we could’ve enjoyed the atmosphere with just the candles, though.)
We had to queue for an hour in the
cloisters to make sure we got a seat – the place was full to bursting, and then
sit inside for another hour before the service started but it was definitely
worth the wait.
Though it was interesting to observe the
process, I admit I ignored most of the religious part of the service. Sarah and
I were there for the singing, though as we both had bad colds, the sounds we
uttered were more like squawking and shrieking than anything remotely resembling
singing (I even apologised to the man in front of me at the end of the
service!).
(If you’re interested in seeing more of this stunning building, I blogged about my previous visit early in 2017, the cathedral by day here
and by night here.)
No comments:
Post a Comment