St Paul’s Cathedral

We visited St Paul’s Cathedral in December to tick one more thing off the “to-do” list (and also to meet Kristy’s cousin Weezy who we haven’t seen since she came to London – but unfortunately she came down with a stomach bug!). I must admit that I’m a but “meh, one more cathedral” when it comes to seeing cathedrals, but you know – when in London and all that…

Turns out, St Paul’s provides the best view over London that I’ve seen to date! This is the view from the very top of the Cathedral (an area called the Golden Gallery, I think), looking southwest along the Thames, towards Southbank. You can see the London Eye in the background.

One thing that the view really drives home is just how flat the London Skyline is. This is looking northwest – The London Stock Exchange is in the building on the right of the big column statue thingy in the foreground.

There’s a few exceptions to the flat skyline though, such as The London Eye, Canary Wharf, and some of the buildings in the City of London, seen here:

If we get any more visitors, I think I’d have to recommend St Paul’s to them over the London Eye – though it does involve climbing a lot of stairs, so the Eye definitely wins on the accessibility front. Still, St Paul’s is cheaper (though just barely), plus you get to do a tour of the cathedral too, if that’s what humps your camel (skip the audioguide, it’s zzzzzzz).