Its hard not to have architecture and history as the focus in a London travel blog.

St. Paul’s Cathedral

The architectural feat of this building, for its time, is amazing. It was the largest building in Europe when it was built. It was damaged during world War II when Hitler’s bombers attacked London.

No picture or video of its interrior does it justice. Why? Because they ban you from taking photos inside. Houdini over here managed a few, but the quality sucked. I need to work on my hidden cam skills.

Bitter and hungry I told the co-founder I didn’t want to pay to go into another Cathedral. That was dumb. As soon as you get inside and look up at the painted dome you are awe struck. Go do it. Plus there are really cool passage ways through the internal bones of the church.

Here is a shot looking up from the front steps of the Cathedral.

The best part is they let you hike up narrow passage-ways and stairwells to stand on the outter rim of the dome.

When you finally reach the top of the dome, having narrowed your way through the rafters of the Cathedral, you are rewarded with one of the best views of the entire City. Here is a panorama looking into the newer part of London from the top of St. Paul’s.