Friday, May 2, 2008Hong Kong
I love touring churches. There’s a beautiful tranquility and peace that inhabits sacred places. So of course, stumbling across St. John’s Cathedral on the way to the Victoria Peak tram station was a real thrill. The bummer? No photos allowed inside. (Note to Mom: The nice man who shooed me off in Mandarin was really sweet about the whole thing. See photo.)
St. John’s, in spite of its diminutive size, is a survivor. Originally built in 1847 as the first Anglican church in the Far East, it was occupied during World War II by the Japanese, who turned it into a Shinto Shrine. After the war, well.... Let’s just say we Episcopalians don’t let go of our churches. It reverted right back to Christ’s home, and remains the seat of Hong Kong’s Archbishop.
If you ever have a chance to pop in, do it. You won’t regret it. Just put the Nikon away first.
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