(Black) Friday, we decided a drive would be much nicer than fighting the crowds at the shopping malls. We headed to Niagara Falls to view the sacred relics on display at St Mary of the Cataract Church...
..."the oldest church structure in the city. The first European to see Niagara Falls was Father Louis Hennepin in the year 1678. When Saint John Brebeuf visited the Canadian side of the Falls, he saw a cross in the heavens near the site of where Saint Mary's now stands; its sacristy, built in 1813, is the oldest structure in continuous use in Niagara Falls. The taller steeple is designed to equal the height of the American Falls."Despite the cold, we decided to stop at Devil's Hole State Park...
...still covered in snow from our Thanksgiving snowfall.
"Devil's Hole State Park overlooks the lower Whirlpool rapids. A beautiful walkway leads down from the park along the turbulent Niagara River 300 feet into the wooded gorge and offers an up-close, spectacular view of the gorge's rapids."
We had a nice walk around, til our teeth began to chatter and all we could think of was some hot chocolate.
*All pictures courtesy of my daughter. Thank you everyone for such nice comments about the tea cozies. I am trying hard to get caught up with e-mails! I also have some special (gifty) mail to share and will be announcing a giveaway by the end of the week. See you then :)