After the carpet we took the trolley all around Eureka Springs. We had heard it was a cool city, but we were surprised at how cute it was. It is a mix of Victorian charm, western romance with an old European influence. It has quaint pubs nestled among art galleries and specialty shops. The street is lined with brick and stone buildings that seem to be carved into the side of a hill. Most of the buildings in historic downtown were built before my Grumpy (that's my grandpa) was born. The vibrant green treetops layer themselves above the buildings and just under the baby blue cloudless sky. The whole town kinda winds its way up a hills until it stops at the Crescent Hotel. From there you can look over the top of the trees and see Christ of the Ozarks overlooking the city. This pure white sculpture of Christ is 67 feet tall. We enjoyed our walk around the hotel and window shopping the shops lining the street. We even found a chocolate shop that was giving out free samples...yum. After our tour of the city we took the trolley
back to our campground. I had made dinner in the crock pot before we left so dinner was ready when we arrived. After dinner we relaxed for a hour and then walked a half mile to The Great Passion Play.
We had heard that it was a must see. It was going to be pretty pricey so we were a little hesitant about going. Well God has been really good to us! While I was in line to get tickets I got to talking to a church who had brought a large group to see the play, and to my surprise they blessed us with 5 tickets (that was a $75 dollar savings). Thank you God! The play was very good. There were a lot of actors, child actors and even live animals. The set was incredible. The costumes, special effects and lighting made the show spectacular. The best part is that it was the story of Jesus's life, death and Resurrection. It was really good for all of us to be reminded of what Jesus did for us and what he continues to do. I took a few pics before the show started, but cameras were not allowed while the play was going on.
After the show we were going to walk back to the campground but it was too dark and there were no sidewalks so we asked a parking attendant if there was a cab. He said he would give us a ride back. The reason we walked there was that the shuttle was $5 per person and we are trying to be frugal. Well, we figured we saved $100 today and got to do everything we wanted to do! God is really watching over us!
