Thursday, February 21, 2008

Magical Places 1

So I was just thinking about some magical places today (by magical I mean that they intrigued me in some positive way). Here are a couple from my long-ago Study Abroad. My own pics aren't digital and I didn't want to scan them in, so I found these on the internet.

This abbey was founded by Cistercian monks in 1131 AD and is amazingly complete. This location also inspired William Wordsworth, who wrote a poem using it as inspiration which we read on the bus before arriving.
You can find the full William Wordsworth poem here.

Tintagel, England


Tintagel, one of the supposed birthplaces of King Arthur. The old castle ruins sit on top of these amazing cliffs over the ocean. I loved climbing around and the sense of isolation that the place held.


3 comments:

Zillah said...

It was at Tintagel that I found my belief in God.

For once, I am not being facetious.

If only I could go back w/ my favorite harlot...sigh.

Joanna said...

I totally agree that that place was incredibly spiritual for me as well.

em said...

Oh, I'm dying to go to the UK right now...Jer and I talk about wanting to live there every single day....now I've got the travel bug!