Hallelujah

I just got back from seeing the London production of Sister Act.  It was the perfect way to top off our three day church tour.  The girl that played the Whoopi role was excellent.  I was surprised that the music was all original - I sort of missed some of my favorites from the movie, but the new songs were really well done.  

Our church of the day was St. Paul's Cathedral.  It may be my favorite; it was so beautiful.  Just when you think it can't get more ornate, there is MORE gilding, higher ceilings, and marble statues!  But of course, they don't allow pictures, so you'll have to take my word for it.  We had a "supertour" which was very informative.  We saw the staircase from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Duke of Wellington's tomb, and this is the church where Princess Diana and Prince Charles were married.  We climbed 528 to the top for some great views on the top of the dome.

Our photography focus was to take motion shots of transportation in Trafalgar Square (quite difficult!), but after tackling that we had time to tour the National Gallery (Van Gogh, Monet, and many, many more great pieces of artwork), and the National Portrait Gallery (I liked the one of the HP kids best.)