Monday, April 06, 2009
A Visit to the National Cathedral
On Sunday we attended a performance of Bach's St. John Passion held at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.
The cherry blossom are in full bloom and we found it impossible to get near the area around the Washington Monument. It was impossible to park and the streets were gridlocked with cars.
I've never seen the city look so beautiful. Flowers were everywhere.
As much as I love flowers, the highlight of our trip was the concert. We have a Bose CD player and I've always thought the sound was terrific. But the quality of the music in the cathedral was rich beyond my experience.
The concert began at 4 P.M. and as the setting sun came through the great rose window, stones pillars of the nave were bathed in colored light. I was so awed by the experience how must have medieval people felt when they had no experience of electric lights?
We had a tour of the cathedral. And a few pictures really don't capture it's magnificence.
We had a tour of the cathedral. And a few pictures really don't capture it's magnificence. 
I was pleased to see that the cathedral contains a children's chapel.
