It's yet another Christmas Card!
Things go better with coke! And that includes Vienna's Cathedral of St Stephen.
That's the moon up there in the sky.
Once upon a time someone at Coca Cola Inc. thought it would be a good idea to have the Coca Cola logo beamed onto the Lunar surface so that it would be visible from the Earth.
But that was beyond the pale.
Giant coke bottles illuminated by lights beamed onto the house of God at Christmas is small compensation.
Or is it?
I suppose it's better than charging people to go indoors Gwil? When I went to Canterbury they wanted 12 Pounds to go in the cathedral. We didn't bother and I had visited it before.
ReplyDeleteMrs G says to the doorkeeper - I'm going in to pray. And in she marches. But this is in Venice. The churches in Venice generally charge tourists about €2:50 to go in. There is no charge to go into the cathedral in Vienna. But there's a fence inside and if the gates in the fence are not open you can't proceed into the main body. Tip: a small contribution in the collection plate during a service and then 'linger'.
DeleteApparently you wait for the services in Canterbury if you want to gain free admission. Do they make a lot of money from the Coca Cola billboards Gwil?
ReplyDeleteI've never heard mention of it. The lord moves on mysterious ways.
DeleteWe went in Florence Cathedral through a small door round the back reserved for worshippers and people attending choir practice. The bouncer on the main door had refused to let us in as we didn't have a ticket we were supposed to have bought the day before.
DeleteSome wit once said the difference between a church and a cinema is that they charge you to go in a cinema and there is an usherette and a big screen. A church has leaded windows, a collection plate and they bury their customers in the garden outside.
ReplyDeleteDont forget the catacombs. Lots of bodies down there 👻
DeleteGiant coca cola bottles - what is the world coming to Gwil?
ReplyDeleteThese buildings are expensive to run and maintain. I suppose every means to raise funds must be considered. The cathedral’s main priest Father Tony is famous for attending the opening of a nearby lingerie outlet to give his blessing - presumably for a small consideration / and other such initiatives.
DeleteThe money lenders were in the House of God. I see nothing wrong with the coke bottles.
ReplyDeleteMan shall not live by bread 🥖 alone, I think it is.
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