We decided to spend Autumn Holiday (a Scotish invention) at Rosslyn Chapel, famous amongst many for being one of the North's most intricate chapels and for the other less historically aware (like us) for being the mysterious hiding place of the Holy Grail in the final chapters of Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code".We were vaguely disappointed that the chapel was hiding under a massive plastic roof and the ceilings were shielded from view by construction works, especially considering the entrance fee of £7.50, but nevertheless, it was spectecular, and the renovations are needed to preserve the chapel for the future.
On the bright side, we were allowed to climb the scaffolding and have an up close look of the roof and spires! The interior is covered by carvings with astonishing detail. Interestingly, there are carvings of corn cobs that predate the discovery of America, where corn was supposedly discoverd first. Cees-Jan was very excited to see that curly kale ('boerenkool') was already on the menu over five centuries ago!
Love your pictures of Rosslyn Chapel. Can't believe that you travelled there and only took two pictures. Would love to see more if you have them.
ReplyDeleteSorry mate, it wasn't allowed to take pictures from the inside!
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