Glastonbury

Glastonbury is in Somerset, which is between Wales and Cornwall.
That is Glastonbury Tor. The tower on top is the remains of the church of St.....something. I forget and feel horrible. In ancient legend, it is thought to be the entrance to the celtic underworld and the Gywn ap Nudd - the god of the underworld. It is also called the Isle of Avalon, because the surrounding lowlands used to flood and the people who lived in the area would come here to escape the flood.

This is a view from by the top of the Tor. It was really misty the day I was there.

THis is the well at Glastonbury. It is legended to be the hiding place of the Holy Grail.
This is a waterfall from the well. The water here is also filled with minerals - like in Bath - so it also stains everything red. That is why it is believed to be the hiding place of the Holy Grail. Since the grail has Jesus' blood and the water is red, like blood.
The difference between water here and in Bath, is that here it is cold. So when I tasted it I couldn't smell the minerals and it's really yummy. I poured out the tap water in my water bottled and filled up with this stuff. It is sanitary, they test to make sure everyday.

King Arthur and Gwenievre are thought to be buried at Glastonbury Abbey, this is where the monks moved their bodies - after they found them - and erected a giant black tomb to them, but King Henry VIII, after making the church of England destroyed the whole abbey, including King Arthur's grave. Henry VIII was actually the 2nd son of his father, and only became King because his brother Arthur died. Arthur was a patron of Glastonbury Abbey, because he was named after the hero. I think sibling rivalry made Henry

VIII do it.

Glastonbury Abbey was founded by Joesph of Arimethea, after he traveled to Britain with the blood and sweat of Jesus. [i think the sweat also plays a role into why the holy grail is in a well] In Glastonbury Joseph is said to have trust his staff into the ground where it stuck and grew into a thorn tree which flowers twice a year. They say the tree that was actually his staff is now gone, but another one from a branch of the original grows on the Abbey grounds. The original grew on another hill.