Chapter 144: Climb More than 250 Stairs ......
Buses swoop through London's financial district from Liverpool Street Station to the Bank of England. St Paul's Cathedral, Fleet Street, London's Royal High Court and Riverside Street are followed by Fleet Street, home to the Duke's House, the main show of London Fashion Week, and numerous British newspapers. The Savoy Hotel is followed by Charing Cross MRT station, Whitehall, Victoria Station, Sloane Square and King's Mile.
This trip, Zhang Feng and they only got off in front of St. Paul's Cathedral, after getting off the car, first visited the fire monument, and then went to the famous Bank of England around the circle, found a place to sit down and rest in front of the mayor's residence, and ate an English pastry, like an ordinary couple, Zhang Feng carried a bag and waited for Xu Jie to go to the bathroom, and then the two changed, Xu Jie and other Zhang Feng, it was a serious travel fan.
Then I went to St. Paul's Cathedral in a relaxed manner, bought two tickets for 4 pounds, and started the tour of the cathedral for two.
The church is too grand, it is difficult to take a panoramic view after trying several times, Zhang Feng felt a headache for the first time, this is another failure after he didn't take a photo because of the crowd on the night he came to London, this failure is purely because the subject of the shooting is really not face-saving, and the big one can't even accommodate the lens of the camera, Zhang Feng is a little doubtful that he has taken the wrong camera.
Taking pictures here, Zhang Feng has a hint of taking pictures in Kathmandu, there are planes flying in the sky from time to time, but there are no birds such as pigeons, and there is a trace of vitality and fun.
"Zhang Feng, have you finished filming? Xu Jie, who was sitting in the shade, swayed her calves, as if she was in a hurry.
"It's coming, the last shot, it belongs to you, laugh one!" Zhang Feng was caught off guard and turned the camera to Xu Jie.
Xu Jie reacted quickly, and actually made a very "cute" action, Zhang Feng looked at the photos in the camera, stunned in place, a little incredulous.
"I see, it's petite. Zhang Feng found a reason to comfort his shocked soul before walking over.
"Lao Xu, look, it's too fake, you actually have a cute painting style in the photo. Zhang Feng handed the camera to Xu Jie.
Xu Jie glanced at it, but didn't say anything with a smile on her face.
Entering the courtyard of St. Paul's Cathedral from the small gate on the north side, the trees inside are luxuriant, the stone road runs through the lawn, the little squirrel ran over to see if Zhang Feng and Xu Jie had any food in their hands, the posture was cute and warm, Xu Jie rummaged through the bag, and did not find anything to eat, and said sorry to the cute little squirrel a little frustrated, and spoke English.
Zhang Feng naturally will not miss the wonderful moment, the shutter is pressed, it is another masterpiece, walked two steps, looked up, a tall pillar stood St. Paul with his right arm raised, according to legend, the location of the church is the place where St. Paul was martyred for the Lord. He was the first apostle to spread Christianity to non-Jews, in other words, Europeans were able to attain eternal life in Christ's world because of Paul's efforts to open the arms of Jesus, which were originally exclusive to Jews, to the whole world.
Zhang Feng and Xu Jie, who were not very interested in religion, naturally skipped the scenery and color here.
Inside and outside the church there are various nameplates that introduce the history of the church, and at first understanding, St. Paul's Cathedral was built by the master builder Lane over a period of 35 years from 1673 onwards, and is Lane's finest work.
Inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, the church also has a large dome with a height of 111 meters and a roof diameter of 34 meters. The lower layer of the top is a circle of tall columns, which gently hold up the dome, so that the whole building avoids the feeling of monotony and heaviness, which Zhang Feng agrees with very much, grand but not heavy.
Stepping into the lobby, I took some stained glass windows, commonly known as mosaics, a kind of decoration that is almost necessary in Western churches, the ceiling of the church, which is composed of a round picture composed of various magnificent colors, is very beautiful, if you look closely, you can see many story paintings.
But this time, Zhang Feng doesn't seem to be interested in studying the complicated and dreamy religious stories, and his main thoughts are on the surrounding buildings and people, but this point doesn't seem to be the main prayer time, there are very few people praying, and the priest doesn't see it, which makes the church a little less interesting.
"It's no one, let's go up and have a look, I heard that there is a whispering gallery, it's amazing. ”
"The stairs are over there. ”
After entering the staircase, the two started their climbing journey, although they could cross three stairs in one step, but they couldn't stand the daunting number of stairs.
"It's too long, so tiring. Xu Jie climbed more than a hundred stairs and said.
"Give me the bag. Zhang Feng stretched out his hand and said.
Then Zhang Feng pulled Xu Jie, walked and stopped, and the two finally climbed more than 250 stairs to enter the whispering gallery that they had seen many times in the movie and had loved for a long time.
"Praise!" Zhang Feng didn't feel tired at all, there was not even a few sweat on his forehead, he looked at the scenery inside the church excitedly, every glance is a superb work of art, different from Eastern art, Western art is more of an external shape, not freehand, may lack the kind of stamina of a hundred turns, but the first time I saw it, it was unforgettable.
Zhang Feng wanted to take some photos, but as soon as he moved the camera, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful when he remembered that it was forbidden to take pictures in this place, but at this time, a whisper sounded in his ears......
"Huh?"
Zhang Feng listened carefully, his voice was a little familiar, but the news that came was a little miscellaneous, because there was more than one person's voice.
"I ...... Love...... You?" Zhang Feng, who was faintly hearing these words, but couldn't be sure, searched for Xu Jie, and his doubts became even greater.
At the other end, Xu Jie's face was slightly red, and she quietly repeated the words in her heart, but Zhang Feng's guy was already upset because he couldn't take a photo, so he didn't mean to listen quietly, so he turned around along the round corridor, intending to find Xu Jie.
When I turned around, I found that the Whispering Corridor is an inner corridor, from which you can reach the outer corridor outside the dome, also known as the stone corridor.
The stone corridor is also quite spectacular, the design of the pillars is very artistic and practical, and the space between the stone pillars can be viewed and photographed. Standing on the stone corridor, you can have a panoramic view of London, and you can sit under the stone fence to rest when you are tired.
The panoramic view of London, rare, Zhang Feng was much less disappointed, hurriedly looked around, and found that some tourists were taking pictures from the gaps in the stone fence, and the two church staff on the stone corridor had no intention of stopping, Zhang Feng, who was itchy and anxious, couldn't wait to remove the protective cover of the lens, and also stretched out the camera from the gap in the stone fence.
But the location is awkward, and it can only be made up by quantity, so there are a lot of overlooking photos in Zhang Feng's camera.
The first photo is a tower with a big bell, I wonder if it also belongs to the church? The bell tower is in good shape, quite eye-catching, Zhang Feng took it first.