"Norwich is a fine city. None finer. If there is another city in the United Kingdom with a school of painters named after it, a matchless modern art gallery, a university with a reputation for literary excellence which can boast Booker Prize-winning alumni, one of the grandest Romanesque cathedrals in the world, and an extraordinary new state-of-the-art library then I have yet to hear of it." ~ Stephen Fry

Norwich was a pleasant surprise.

Fully established as a town somewhere between 924-939 AD, 

 Norwich Cathedral, Church of England, 

not to be confused with the Catholic Cathedral in Norwich, 

followed shortly...

 begun in 1096 and completed in 1145.

 Like a reel of film sitting idle on a projector, 

stained glass windows appear lifeless...

until saturated...

 with light when the art comes alive.

Norwich Cathedral had its film debut this past March in the film Jack the Giant Slayer...

although its history with a large cast of characters, 

would be quite the screenplay on its own.

Having the largest cathedral close in England, 

part of the close is one of the oldest schools in the world.  

Norwich School was established in 1096 and still uses the Cathedral for morning assemblies.

As notes from the massive organ...

filled the air...

 the boys choir entered...

and proceeded to practice...

 for the five services they are involved in each week. 

Quite the setting for a reflective Sunday afternoon rest.

Have a wonderful Wednesday.