I don't want to write about the Tower of London. It is such a dull, bleak and depressive place. The only kind of stories you'd hear there are about deaths. Could be by treason, execution, various forms of death. If there are things called bad spirits or if I can explain it clearly, negative thoughts that hang around a place, then this should be one such. I felt so horrible in this tower, the ambiance would make you feel so.
The Tower Bridge was a great thing though. It is a marvelous piece of engineering and should make architects proud of their profession. The majestic columns that are so unique of this bridge are actually just for show. Inside are the iron columns and beams that actually bear the weight of the bridge and can draw the bridge up, but just those iron pillars would have looked so horrible. That is why the architect designed the facade.
Stupidly enough, I didn't know that this was a draw bridge! Well, now I know. And to everyone out there who think that this is the "London bridge", no it is not. The London bridge is a separate bridge and that one is old. This is the London Tower Bridge and FYI, this never fell down!
St. Paul's Cathedral... I expected the dome to be huge, but not THIS HUGE! Wow! I have never imagined such a big cathedral can ever exist! So now I can really understand the analogy of the dome and our fist comparing the sizes of atom and it's nucleus!! I read that in 1999 and in 2013 could really get the point :D Better late than never! the best part of visiting St. Paul's was that we got to say the Lord's prayer sitting in the cathedral! Lord's prayer.. the one I said everyday from 1989 to 1996 in my school that followed the Church of England. Amazing!
Lansdowne Road... that takes me home. We walked over there around late afternoon when the
neighborhood was quiet. It was just so much like home, the warm late afternoons, calm and cozy. Maybe I should walk a few more steps to get a glimpse of the familiar yellow building?
The Tower Bridge was a great thing though. It is a marvelous piece of engineering and should make architects proud of their profession. The majestic columns that are so unique of this bridge are actually just for show. Inside are the iron columns and beams that actually bear the weight of the bridge and can draw the bridge up, but just those iron pillars would have looked so horrible. That is why the architect designed the facade.
Stupidly enough, I didn't know that this was a draw bridge! Well, now I know. And to everyone out there who think that this is the "London bridge", no it is not. The London bridge is a separate bridge and that one is old. This is the London Tower Bridge and FYI, this never fell down!
St. Paul's Cathedral... I expected the dome to be huge, but not THIS HUGE! Wow! I have never imagined such a big cathedral can ever exist! So now I can really understand the analogy of the dome and our fist comparing the sizes of atom and it's nucleus!! I read that in 1999 and in 2013 could really get the point :D Better late than never! the best part of visiting St. Paul's was that we got to say the Lord's prayer sitting in the cathedral! Lord's prayer.. the one I said everyday from 1989 to 1996 in my school that followed the Church of England. Amazing!
Lansdowne Road... that takes me home. We walked over there around late afternoon when the
neighborhood was quiet. It was just so much like home, the warm late afternoons, calm and cozy. Maybe I should walk a few more steps to get a glimpse of the familiar yellow building?