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So delicous!! It's a good thing I have to walk everywhere here! ha! Saturday:Ghent and Brugge My day started much too early, 7:00. I wanted to get an early start, because two cities plus train/bus travel makes for a full day.
Ghent: Didn't really like it. It was too metropolitan, and it had a sketchy feel to it. I did find some pretty gardens though... I ended up stayng for only an hour, much less than I had planned, but I didnt find the city too appealing.
Now lets take a 180 degree flip!
Brugge: Brugge was absolutely wonderful and charming. The walk to the main part of the city was a beautiful park, I was kind of jealous of a couple having a picnic; mais c'est la vie. Once I got to the main part I was greeted by street musicians of all sorts: accordian, singers, tambourines, and this weird cross between a violin and a trumpet. Anyways, the archictecture of the town is gorgeous... I spent most of the afternoon walking with my head up so I could see all of the gothic windows, turrets, and other interesting things. I ended up taking a boat tour, I know its really touristy but I
had been walking around for a few hours, and I wanted to take a reak and 'soak it all in'.
Perhaps the best part of the day was the chocolate store! I got way too much chocolate to eat, all sort of truffles. Just in white chocolate this store must of had 15 different truffles..... C'est bon, C'est tres bon.
Sunday It's raining here today... So I didnt go to Namur/Dinant.... I'd much rather go when its not chilly and rainy especially since I plan to kayak there. C'est la vie, je ne fais pas du kayak aujourd'hui.
I found one church within walking distannce, probably a mile and a half away, went there this morning and it was all in English. It was nice to be surrounded by familiar dialects(and there was even another family from VA visiting, what a small world, eh?).
I've been working through the old testament this summer, slowly. The one thing I've really noticed that I hadn't picked up before is the tranformation of Moses. When Moses is first chosen by God to lead the people out of slavery, he is 'slow to speak', unconfident, and simply
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Thought you would like this one, my Texan family. Found this in the middle of Ghent. fearful. By the end of his life, the end of Deuteronomy, Moses gives this powerful last appeal to the people, and has none of his 'weaknesses' of his former self. Transformation, that's what this awesome power of Grace is all about. Transformation.
So I'm just going to finish my irish Lit. paper, so that I can have that done and out of the way. And if it stops raining, I hope to go to the forest and play my bodhran! Its so nice in the forest!
Love and Prayers, all,
Sarah
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Your eyes are open!:)
Sarah as you write your book of the summer, your title will be:"Sarah's travels with eyes wide open!" HA! Dad and I commented that your eyes were open on several of your pics:) Yeah! What a beautiful place, Brugge! Hopefully, you and Dad will have an opportunity go there when he goes to Belgium in July. If I'm lucky, Dad will bring me back some Belgium chocolate! Yum! As with Moses' transformation, one could draw a parallele with your transforming journey as well...For one, your speaking french with much more confidence:) I could hear it in your voice yesterday when we skyped:) Oh! Ma belle fille, je suis tres contente pour toi:) Continue de jouir de ton sejour en Europe et soit toujours prudente. Avec grand amour et tendresse, Maman et Papa