First published: 24/08/19.

Zoë Sheng 0

St.Georges Anglican Cathedral

St.Georges Anglican Cathedral (On tentative list)

St.Georges Anglican Cathedral by Zoë Sheng

Wow, Guyana, didn't do my research until a day before flying and it's super unsafe, as in, don't go, really don't go, not the kind of US fear of everything "Tunisia is Arabic thus it's not a safe country" but for realsies. So basically if you stay in the town center you risk getting mugged, ironically just near Robb Street. So with daylight robberies in that area and the evening full of drunks and prostitutes I made my visit very very brief (also saved me $17 departure tax for being staying less than 48h). I even rented a car because I wouldn't trust taxis alone especially going back, with the hotel quoting me something ridiculous high, plus I wanted to have the option to get to Fort Island (Zeeland) which got washed out from the heavy rainfall.

So the cathedral, right smack in the middle of a roundabout, is in dire need of repairs and already got some fancy upgrades like a wheelchair ramp. Inside they are still fixing up the southern side. After seeing many cathedrals around the world this place is puny, but for a cathedral in Guyana it is special. Definitely not special enough to be world heritage although a combined "Georgetown classical buildings" may just have a chance - just wait for the ICOMOS experts to get their scribble notebooks stolen while inspecting the town! It's grand inside, mainly wood and simply colored windows (pink...hehe). I'm not entirely sure about the opening times but a sign pointed out that Mon-Fri has service from 12-13 and is closed to visitors, and I assume there is a Sunday service too. With little to see it is all done in 10min and just in time to check if the car hasn't been stolen or stripped or smashed up by a van yet. Parking is basically on the roundabout.

I realise the travel warning paragraph is longer than the actual cathedral review because seriously think twice about coming here. Sad really because the car rental guy was one of the nicest people I had met in the world.

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