Salisbury Cathedral

We spent a day in Salisbury and it was, surprisingly, a great place for small children!

Katherine was able to church-geek out at the Cathedral, which had 2 fantastic features: the most amazing baptism font (this is the google images shot of the whole thing).  It has flowing water over the edges and is designed to reflect the beautiful stained glass window at the front.

And the close-up photo Beth took.  Around the sides, the text reads "Taken from Isaiah Chapter 43 verses 1 and 2 they read, ‘Do not fear for I have redeemed you. I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you. And through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you.’  The last sentence was the one that spoke to us the most, for various reasons.

Katherine couldn't resist dipping her hand in and blessing everyone in the family. 

It was really spectacular in real life, but you can read more about it here. http://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/sites/default/files/Salisbury%%27s%20Font%20leaflet.pdf 

The Cathedral is 700 years old, but of course what captured Clare and Rachel, the second of our greatest attractions, was the huge, walled in Close.  The big green space where they could run and run and run and run, and jump at trees and run some more.  They loved it. 

And the strawberries we had at lunch:

Salisbury is very close to Stonehenge, so of course they made the most of that! And yes, that pink and white striped bag is sweets. Got to balance the healthy strawberries somehow!