There’s an English tour of the cathedral today so we hop on the bus again and arrive around 11:30am. The cathedral is closed for a service until 12:30pm when the tour starts so we find an open coffee shop and wait in the warm as it’s raining.

The cathedral has been around for over 900 years. It was built originally in the Romanesque style with rounded arches, thick walls and just massive. Lund was in Denmark back then and Roman Catholicism was the religion. After the reformation that hit here in the 16th century it became Lutheran like most of Scandinavia.

It feels ancient inside. The medieval astronomical clock installed in the early 15th century performs for us at 1pm. The magi appear and the clock plays In Dulci Jubilo.

It’s rather mystical with its current perpetual calendar running from 1923 to 2123. We can see today’s date, the phase of the moon and the position of the sun in the zodiac but the rest is a puzzle.

We visit the choir stalls, altar and the crypt with its carved columns and hear tall stories of giants and priests.

After our tour it’s still raining so we head back to the van and an afternoon and evening of planning, reading, blogging and TV.

We consider for a second going for a swim but it’s raining again and although heated the temperature is a little cool for us.

Fajitas for dinner a la T.

A cathedral and quiet day.

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