There is a British artist, Luke Jerram, with installations of different planets that rotate around the country. The cathedral was hosting his exhibit Mars: War and Peace, which is a seven-metre replica, created using high-resolution NASA imagery, so since I hadn’t visited yet, I grabbed Bodhi for a quick outing. We had already seen Gaia, which is the surface of Earth, at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, so we had a little bit of an idea of what to expect.
The day was wet and chilly, typical of the weather, so getting indoors was nice. The model of the planet is impressive, but there wasn’t much else to the exhibit. The church did have activities for the kids, which was nice, so I let Bodhi do that for a bit before dragging him around to look at the rest of the cathedral.
Founded in 1050, the Exeter Cathedral has seen royalty back to King Edward the Confessor. It is certainly impressive to see the monuments of past clergy and nobility interned inside the cathedral as you truly get a sense of the history and how old the building is. A reminder of how young our own country is.
The artistry displayed is simply amazing. I don’t think I could ever have the patience to create something that beautiful.
If these walls could talk, imagine the stories they could tell. The wars it has survived alone is a story in itself. Our own story has now been added. We loved walking through the grounds every day to and from taking Bodhi to school. During the winter, it hosts the Christmas market which we frequented often trying new foods and shopping for gifts. It is a landmark for its size and its history. We truly miss seeing it every day.
Under the Bodhi Tree 