Not to far north of Chepstow is a place called Tintern Abbey is a old Cistercian abbey that dates back to 1131. It is in rough shape now but it is still a pretty amazing site to see. We decided to save the money and not pay to go in as we could see pretty much every thing we wanted from just walking around the outside as you can see from the pictures.
After a walk around the area we made our way through the Wye valley stopping for some nice pictures in some small towns in the country. We took a "short cut" on the "white roads (Dawn, Brad, and Megan know what I mean)" to get to a place called Harold’s stones. Well they were not as exciting as they sound but we did get to disturb the sheep who were lounging around until we came in. They ran off pretty quick (well as fast a sheep can). The stones are just 3 standing stones that have been there for 3500 years. There was a plaque saying that they were either marker stones or used for religious purposes. Hahaha that’s what they say about all standing stones. I think that just means they have no clue what they were for.
As it was getting late in the day by this point we drove back to Chepstow and stopped in at a pub right next to the castle. We sat outside on the picnic bench enjoyed sun and the view before heading back to England. Wales is so picturesque that I took quite a few pictures and some panoramas that are not yet stitched together. I will get around to it soon and post them later in the month. Hahaha.
7 comments:
aww those are amazing pics, the church reminds me of the olden days where run if a vampire was after you lol. But awsome awsome pics
love yea
megs
As usual Phil, the amazing standard of pictures we have all come to expect. Great Job 008.
Nice job, mate. I haven't had many chances to travel around to different parts of Germany (or anywhere) lately, which would explain my lack of photosets on Flickr. Actually I haven't been doing much of anything except working lately. Nice shots you got here, though.
Hi Phil. Thanks for the illustrated guided tour. I, too, understand what you mean by the "white road" - as will your parents and your other Brit readers. Look forward to future posts.
Megs - You would really like it here. We will have to go when you make it back to England.
Ryan - I barley escaped with my life but it wasn't nearly as close as the time we were almost killed by the welsh sheep.
Curt - You should try and take one weekend a month and check out other parts of Germany. See if you can get a cheap ticket or something. Or better yet come back and visit us and we can take you somewhere. Hope things are working out for you though in Regensburg.
Sarah - hahaha the white roads are so fun to drive on. I am sure you have some great expierences on them. I still get over how narrow they get at some points. Its something I will miss when I go back to Canada.
Were's the new Stuff of you havein a quick Punt!
some semi's poking out of the ground.
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