THE LONDON SERIES N°1: London's Sights - St Paul's Cathedral

During our several trips to London in the last 3 years, we took quite a lot of nice photos of the wonderful city and it's surroundings. We want to share some of the, in our opinion, best pictures in a small series of posts about different topics concerning London.

Today we'll start with part N°1, London's Sights - St Paul's Cathedral

When you think of London, the first images that will pop up in your mind will be the Tower Bridge, Big Ben, the London Eye, The Gherkin or Piccadilly Circus. These sights are very popular and mainly determine the cityscape. On the internet circulate many pictures of these well-known sights, which are mostly edited; so that the sky looks brighter, "bluer", better! But sadly this disfugures the motive and makes it look unrealistic and cheesy. But we took a few photos as well, which are of course not edited or defaced!

When I was in London for the first time, my first trip took me to the stunning, monumental and illustrious St Paul's Cathedral in the London Borough of City of London. It was built in the late 17th cantury after the Big Fire by Sir Christopher Wren and is commonly known for its big dome and the mighty portal at the west front. Many important services are and were held at it, like jubilee celebrations, royal weddings and funerals of great men. 
The white stone, the Cathedral was built of, shines beautifully in the bright sunlight, which can be seen much more often in London than it is commonly assumed. ;-) 
You can book guided tours and you can even go up into the dome. And if you just want to watch it from the outside, the St Paul's Cathedral is always worth a visit.

Here are a few photos we took.  Enjoy!

New posts about London's most famous sights will follow soon, the next part will be about The Tower Bridge and the Tower of London.