The past few days have been amazing. I can honestly say this has been one of the best trips of my life! I have seen so many wonderful sites and feel so blessed to have the opportunity to be here. If we were to leave tomorrow I would be completely satisfied because it has been wonderful.
We have already been to so many sites. My favorite so far have been the Coventry cathedral and Warwick castle. Coventry was a site that almost brought me to tears. I knew little about this site, but it was a church that was centuries old that was bombed during the battle of blitz, which resulted in 600 deaths. Instead of seeking vengeance, the church and town asked the God simply for forgiveness. Not only of their enemy but also of themselves. From the rubble they constructed a wooden cross from two stakes. They took some of the nails that had fallen from the ceiling and welded them into a cross, which the clergy wear around their necks to symbolize the remembrance of the bombings at Coventry.
The church itself is a beautiful site. Inside, a tapestry made in France, hangs from floor to ceiling. The tapestry is beautiful and elaborate in detail. It is one of the largest tapestries constructed in the world. It has beautiful stained glass windows that run from the floor to the ceiling. Inside, there was a peaceful and a calm feeling that surrounded me. I felt safe and connected to the world. This site reminded me of 9/11. We too faced many losses but from the attack we became a stronger and closer nation.
With all of these beautiful sites, we are also off tomorrow to see more amazing sites. Tomorrow we are going to Embeley, one of the homes of Florence Nightingale, Oxford University, and Christ Church College at Oxford, the site for the filming of Harry Potter. I am so excited.
Talk to you soon,
Rachael
We have already been to so many sites. My favorite so far have been the Coventry cathedral and Warwick castle. Coventry was a site that almost brought me to tears. I knew little about this site, but it was a church that was centuries old that was bombed during the battle of blitz, which resulted in 600 deaths. Instead of seeking vengeance, the church and town asked the God simply for forgiveness. Not only of their enemy but also of themselves. From the rubble they constructed a wooden cross from two stakes. They took some of the nails that had fallen from the ceiling and welded them into a cross, which the clergy wear around their necks to symbolize the remembrance of the bombings at Coventry.
The church itself is a beautiful site. Inside, a tapestry made in France, hangs from floor to ceiling. The tapestry is beautiful and elaborate in detail. It is one of the largest tapestries constructed in the world. It has beautiful stained glass windows that run from the floor to the ceiling. Inside, there was a peaceful and a calm feeling that surrounded me. I felt safe and connected to the world. This site reminded me of 9/11. We too faced many losses but from the attack we became a stronger and closer nation.
With all of these beautiful sites, we are also off tomorrow to see more amazing sites. Tomorrow we are going to Embeley, one of the homes of Florence Nightingale, Oxford University, and Christ Church College at Oxford, the site for the filming of Harry Potter. I am so excited.
Talk to you soon,
Rachael
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