Wales is one of my favorite places we visited on our trip. We were only there for one day, but we managed to get to Chepstow Castle, Raglan Castle, and Tintern Abbey.

Tintern is a Cistercian abbey that was founded on May 11, 1131 by Walter de Clare, lord of Chepstow. The remains left standing today are believed to be an amalgam of several phases of building over a span of 400 years.

It's so peaceful and serene. You feel like you should whisper, that too loud a noise might cause the walls to crumble. Thanks to Henry VIII and his Dissolution of the Monasteries between 1536 and 1540, the grounds today are basically in ruins. The odd thing is that when you're standing inside on the grass, it seems like it's in its natural state, that it should be exactly the way it is today, even without a roof or stained glass in the windows

I found out that the Church of England won't allow you to be married in it because there is no roof. You can take a minister and the wedding party and have a blessing of the marriage, but not the ceremony and vows.

It's so incredibly beautiful, I cried. It's the kind place that you should be floating up on a cloud somewhere.
How man could build something of this magnitude over 1,000 years ago is amazing to me.

Of course, the company made it that much better. :)