Home from Cornwall

As fun as Cornwall was, it is nice to be "home". On the way home our first stop was the Exeter Cathedral - its a medieval cathedral with the oldest piece of woodwork in the world...or something like that. It was pretty cool but kinda the same as all of the others. It was interesting because the lady that gave us the tour kept telling us about all the other uses of the cathedral and I was so glad that the places of worship in our church are just that...places of worship. We don't have rock concerts or school plays or art exhibitions...not that these are bad things, they just have a place and I really like that that place is not in church.

The outside of Exeter Cathedral.

The largest stain glass window in the cathedral.

After a couple of hours of driving we stopped to tour Jane Austen's house in Chawton. It was cool to see how one of the writers that we have been studying lived. There were copies of some original manuscripts, a lock of her hair, and some dresses that she wore. I quite enjoyed it.

Outside of Jane Austen's House.

Overall Cornwall was a great trip. I really loved the English countryside and the beach, but especially the cliffs. Tomorrow a small group of us are going out to Bath for the day which should be a great birthday treat!