For All My English Major Friends: Tintern Abbey

As explained on my VisitWales blog, there is more to this country than golf courses. Yes, I really mean it! Tintern Abbey predates Wordsworth’s poem about it by nearly 700 years. It’s quite a sight and I was there almost by myself, which added to the spectacle and the mystery. Hope you like these photos. Oh, and for you golfers, it’s less than half an hour from Celtic Manor.

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