Cathedral Oceans - John Foxx

A beautiful cathedral

Advantages: Beautiful cathedral and friendly guides
Disadvantages: None

On a recent short break to Ripon in North Yorkshire, and having a liking for cathedrals as I do, I took the time to visit Ripon Cathedral with my partner. Located just five minutes walk from the market square area of Ripon town centre, the cathedral is very easy to reach. There is also a car park a couple of minutes walk from the cathedral. Ripon Cathedral is unusual in that, in common with only one other Cathedral in the country, it also functions as a Parish Church. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A LITTLE HISTORY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Cathedral building itself began in the 7th century when St Wilfrid built one of England's first stone churches on the site. St Wilfrid was educated at Lindisfarne and then travelled to Rome in 652. On his return, he became abbot of a Benedictine monastery and built a church in Ripon. The crypt of the church is ...

JEFFJEN 14.12.2009 (19.12.2009) · Read full review
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Foxx Explains The Man's Intuition

Advantages: Highly varied
Disadvantages: A few weaker tracks

"Intuition" came out late in 2008, and came as the third album from the comedian/actor-turned R&B singer, Jamie Foxx. It has him continue the success of "Unpredictable" with an album full of tunes which shows that he is in tune with the modern trends of today's R&B (despite coming into it late). 1. "Just Like Me" (feat. T.I.) Here you have the big singel from the album and it has Foxx working alongside one of the biggest Hip Hop acts of 2008 as he gets T.I. to do a few lines in the middle of this one, and he really adds to this gentle R&B track which fits right in with what is found in tracks by its leading acts. **Four Stars** 2. "I Don't Need It" This one is a very different tune for Jamie Foxx as it has rather experimental production to it. Timbo is behind all of this, and comes with an Electronica-inspired one to show that ...

XICripZ 15.03.2009 · Read full review
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An Icy Cathedral

Advantages: Interesting place of worship
Disadvantages: Gets busy

The Arctic cathedral in Tromsø stood out amongst the smaller houses surrounding it and was visible long before we approached the bridge to cross over to the mainland. The unusual shape representing the shape of a Sami (the people who tend the reindeer) tent and the iciness of a glacier was built in 1965 on a site that was originally a bunker, being close to Russia they were prepared. The huge white walls form an A shape and there are windows at both ends of the building. The walls are 11 pieces of concrete covered with Aluminium, which represent the 11 apostles left after the betrayal of Christ. Between the wall sections is glass which lets light into the church, supplying much of the inside light in the church, especially during the midnight sun season. With the mountain behind covered in trees it stood out well, but when the snow ...

jo145 17.08.2009 · Read full review
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