Coventry, Cathedral

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We stopped to see Coventry, a city that was bombed so badly, early in WW II. Parts of the old Cathedral walls were still standing, and the spire is still nearly complete, and open for climbing the 168 steps to the top, from where this photo was taken. While at the top of the spire, we met a college professor who knew my brother Johnny. One of the students with him, knew my nephew Charlie. Does that qualify for the comment, “It’s a small world.”
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They built a very modern new Cathedral right next to the old one. Wonder if all these Gothic churches looked as “bad” to people hundreds of years ago, as the new ones look to us now. That needs an explanation: This beautiful new Cathedral looks much nicer than most new buildings, rather pleasing, but to my eye, it just doesn’t compare to the beautiful old Gothic Cathedrals — such as the ruins of the original Coventry Cathedral — many built centuries ago.

German citizens contributed money to build this new Coventry Cathedral, and the English people helped build a hospital in Dresden. We found the hour and a half here very inspirational.