First we climbed 259 steps to the whispering gallery, where we actually
heard each other whisper from the other side of the gallery. Then we climbed
a total of 530 steps to the outside of the top of the dome, where I clung
to the railing for dear life. The steps went round and round, which really
wrecked my sense of balance. Of course we had to climb down all those steps,
resulting in blisters on my right little toe, which didn't really get a good
band-aid until we got to The Netherlands. Of course, none of the band-aid
boxes were in English.
St. Paul's Cathederal |
