Continuing our sight seeing experiences in Edinburgh on Sunday September 22nd we traveled by Uber from the Grassmarket area to St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral for evensong. On this Sunday evensong was from 3:30 to 4:30. We arrived a little early so we had time to take some photos outside and inside before the service began.
St Mary’s Cathedral is the Mother Church of the Diocese of Edinburgh, the largest Cathedral in Scotland, and the only one to maintain the tradition of daily Choral worship. With its three spires dominating Edinburgh’s western skyline, St Mary’s is a renowned masterpiece of Victorian Gothic architecture. Designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, the Cathedral was consecrated in 1879, and has been open daily for public and private prayer ever since.
Some History of the Cathedral can be found here.
We weren’t able to visit the interior of the Song School but found this YouTube that shows the beautiful panels!
We appreciated the beautiful singing and the scripture readings during the Evensong but to be honest and transparent some of the prayers given at the end of the service made our heads snap up. Bottom line they didn’t line up with Biblical accuracy and were bent toward human speculation. It put our Berean mindset to the test.
When Evensong was over we decided to walk a short distance to see picturesque Dean Village.
Dean village is a picturesque quiet village in Edinburgh. A beautiful hamlet!
We again decided on an Uber to get us back to our apartment to see how Greg was doing and if he was up to walk to dinner. He was ready for a meal so we walked down Thistle Lane looking for a likely spot for dinner. Again we didn’t have reservations. We walked by a Thai restaurant that looked very popular. After a short distance further we decided to go back to the Thai Restaurant and see if we could be seated. The owners took pity on us and found a spot for us explaining they needed the table soon for a reservation. We assured them we didn’t need a lot of time to eat. The food and service was excellent and we were pleased. We were done in good time and went back to our apartment with our ‘doggie bags’. We highly recommend Dusit Thai Restaurant.
Correct me if I have my day off for our Thai meal being on Sunday and not Monday, Laura or Josh. 🙂
Our Sunday was complete. I will share Josh and Laura’s photo travelogue of their time at Edinburgh Castle next. Monday would be our last full day in Edinburgh.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
The cathedral is amazingly beautiful. It should be filled with people worshiping God!
I agree, Elaine. Thanks for your visit and comment.
It’s so refreshing to know that there are other Bereans out there! Not that I had any doubts about you, my friend. xx
The pictures are gorgeous. When I consider the age of those buildings and then have the privilege, thanks to you, to see the inside of them, I can’t help but marvel at the tenacity of the people who built them. It had to be such hard and grueling work!
I also knew that you would know what I was talking about, Dianna. These old cathedrals really are amazing.
Amazing architecture!
Mary, the skill in building these architectural wonders is something to marvel at.
Indeed!
What a beautiful church and stunning stained glass windows. B x
Hello Ellen,
The cathedral is gorgeous, love the stained glass windows. The village looks lovely.
I am glad your hubby was feeling better. Take care, enjoy your day!
I love that you were “Bereans!” So sorry that you had to deal with sickness while on your trip! Glad that it was relatively short-lived. You made many memories in Scotland!
Such magnificence and grandeur in these photos, always amazed to see the incredible talent and abilities of the people who built this cathedral! I’m always astounded at how human speculation finds its way into so many places. Glad you were all together having such a good time. Such a beautiful hamlet indeed! Glad your husband was feeling better!