St George's chapel, Windsor Castle

Talk about from the ridiculous to the sublime!
I had a day to fill in London, so I visited Windsor Castle.
It was a wet and miserable afternoon so "only" 7000 visitors had wandered the gilt laden halls of the castle.
I was particularly intrigued by some of the trophy cabinets. Most items said "Presented to His Majesty by His Excellency etc.... ", but there were a few that were labelled "TAKEN at the battle of such and such, or at the siege of city X". It was the plunder of a warlike and acquisitive empire!

I loitered around as the last few visitors were ushered out and then attended evensong in the magnificent chapel. I couldn't have imagined how extreme the comparison with worship in Iona could have been. It was so formal in liturgy, attitude and expectations of the congregation.