Well, we may not have had time to stop and see Niagara Falls while traveling across the border, but I managed to talk my husband into taking me to Chute-Montromorency today!
What a
beautiful place. Isn't our God
SO good?
On our way across the bridge, we were talking about the incredible force that waterfalls like this create. It was then that Ryan mentioned how Jesus could simply tell this waterfall to stop flowing (and it would!) or how He could walk right across it if He wanted to. That makes me think back to the scriptures that talk about Jesus walking on water. What would we do if Jesus was here today and we saw these types of miracles happening? Would we believe our own eyes?! Could you imagine actually witnessing all of the events that happened throughout the Bible?
^^^That right there is one happy girl!
(...And don't tell him that I told you this... but I think Ryan actually really enjoyed himself, too!)
I knew that the streets of the capital city of Quebec were going to be gorgeous, but I had no idea how many other amazing places there are to see here! I am so thankful that I ran across the name of this place while studying my new favorite book: French for Dummies! (Yep - we actually bought one of those!)
Ryan is definitely
NOT a fan of living IN and driving IN the city itself (due to the crazy, crazy drivers and the constant traffic jams), but even he cannot deny how awesome and eye-opening it is to see a city with a culture and views so different than our own.
Oh, what a wonderful and tiring day we had!
I can't believe that when we drove into the park and saw the $11 parking fee, I was actually
considering leaving so that we didn't have to spend the money to go walk around, just so we could spend a few extra dollars on groceries for the week. I am so thankful that Ryan said "Let's just do it," because it was definitely something worthwhile to see!
^^ Here is where I tried putting my (very) few French-speaking skills to the test. I said to a lady, "Pouvez-vous prende une photo pour nous?" And she laughed and said, "Sure, I can do that!" ...Why does that seem to happen to us every time we try to speak French to someone? Then again, I can't imagine how horrible our sentences and accents actually sound to them. :) But on the flip side, she took the photo for us and it didn't turn out too shabby!
And to give you an idea of how much well-needed exercise we got today:
We began this whole adventure by starting our walk waaaaaay to the left of what is shown in the photo, then crossed the bridge on top of the falls, took a stroll through those beautiful trees in the middle and across another little bridge, and then down all of those stairs. Then we walked along the river for quite a ways until we got to where I stood to take the photo above.
And THAT was about the moment that we realized there was no way to get back up to the top where we were parked than to go back the same way we came. (Other than riding a little tram-thing that costed way too much!) So we made the trek back up those stairs - which definitely let me know
just how incredibly out of shape I am!
Anyway. What an incredible day. What an incredible place. What an incredible God. :)
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