【利物浦】Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King @ il Giardino Romantico

星期天早上聽到鐘聲後，一見窗外天空大片特藍！此時我對自己說：你不出門的話就太對不起自己囉！這裡的天氣，好的時候，好的不得了。差的時候，又濕又冷的，也是非常糟糕。不過好處是，我來這裡以後幾乎每個週末都有陽光照耀。天氣不好的時候都是要上課，也沒什麼機會可以出去閒晃。因此，我就趁這天沒有安排其他行程的情況下，帶了相機走了幾步路到隔壁的教堂去拼命的猛拍。

The church bells summoned the good weather last Sunday. After noticing how wonderful the weather was, I decided that it was too good a day to waste away staying indoors. It gets cold and wet during the week for days on end. However, I have been lucky, because ever since I got here, the weather was always pleasant on weekends.

教堂正面 Front entrance of the cathedral

頂端是不是看起來像皇冠呢？當然是啊！可說是皇冠也可說是耶穌的荊棘之冠。
The top resembles the appearance of a crown. It could also be interpreted as the crown of thorns of Jesus during his crucifixion

這就是我的周日鬧鐘。My Sunday alarm at work.

這間教堂是天主教教堂。圖片中看到正好與這間教堂對立的是英國國教教堂。入夜後會有一盞綠色的雷射光線對照。對當地人來說，他們很自豪的就是這裡的兩個基督教分派可以和平相處。這歸功於某位大主教[不過我忘了，抱歉...]。另外值得一提的是連結這兩間教堂的街道名叫做：『希望之街』[Hope Street]。某位英國朋友說，那道雷射光的功用是在於喝醉的時候可以幫你找到回家的路...哈哈！

This is a Catholic cathedral. In the picture above, stands the local Anglican cathedral. Once night falls, the two buildings shine a ray of green laser beam towards each other. The locals are proud of their peaceful history between the two branches of Christianity. This is the result of the effort of one of the archbishops, whose name I have unfortunately forgotten. The street that connects these two cathedrals is called 'Hope Street'. There cannot be a more suitable name than that. According to one of my flatmates, the laser beam 'helps people find their way back when they are drunk'.

太壯觀了！Simply impressive!

這『罐子』在這座什麼的？What's this 'can' doing here?

彩繪玻璃。旁邊那入口的屋頂做的實在很像飛碟。
Stained glass window and an 'UFO-looking' design...

教堂後方。The rear side of the cathedral.

金字塔[?] One of the pyramids.... Why pyramid?

圖片後方那建築物是維多利亞大樓。現在是博物館跟展覽室。改天再來詳細介紹。
The building in the background is Victoria Building. It is now a museum and contains galleries. Please be patient and wait for a more detailed description.

教堂的一角。The infamous 'chemtrail'.

第二個金字塔[???] The second pyramid!?!?!

另外一個角度看我的鬧鐘。My Sunday alarm clock from the rear.

虔誠的經少年們。Lads and lasses in Sunday school uniform.

禮品店的一角。Scene from the souvenir shop.

各式各樣的十字架。Different designs of the cross.

更多禮品。More souvenirs.

禮品店窗戶擺設。Looking into the window of the souvenir shop.

Joseph, Mary, and baby Jesus! 聖誕節快到啦！！

鐘聲開始響起後我才出門。到我要離開之前，鐘聲還沒停。你瞧！這一下子的時間我按下了幾次快門？雖然當地人都覺得他很醜，不過我喜歡教堂的原因，就跟我喜歡廟宇的原因是一樣的。每一間都是『底片殺手』。