Saturday we woke up bright and early and hopped a train to Canterbury to check out the Canterbury Cathedral, it is one of the finest cathedrals in the world and can trace it's origins back to 597AD when St. Augustine arrived in Canterbury on a mission from Pope Gregory and first established a church here. The cathedral is renowned in history as the place where the Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in 1170 on the orders of King Henry II.
I couldn't stop taking pictures of the inside! Here a just a few:
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| The spot where T.Becket was murdered by 4 knights. |
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| King Henry |
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| Where Thomas Becket's shrine use to be. This body is made of nails. It's pretty cool. |
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| Canterbury Cathedral |
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| That ceiling was gorgeous. This was by far the prettiest spot to stand inside the cathedral. |
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| Behind that green tablecloth is the throne for the Archbishop |
If you ever visit Canterbury we also took a walking tour (90 minutes) with Canterbury Tourist Guides Ltd. , Terry was our guide and he was great. He's very passionate about Canterbury.
www.canterbury-walks.co.uk
By the way, Canterbury is only a one hour and 35 minute train ride from Victoria Station in London.
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