We left Toronto at 10.30 heading towards Niagara Falls. We had decided not to see too much in Toronto and use the time to get to N.Falls early and spend it there. Oh, i must mention that we had to try Tim Horton's coffee......and we did! I have one thing to say and that is "They are not anywhere close to Sbux".
We passed a gazillion wineries along the way, many of them had signs offering wine tasting tours so we decided to stop at one, but wouldn't you know it, by then we had passed them all! We got to N.Falls by noon and checked in early at the hotel. This place is so fantastic! I didn't know quite what to expect, but this is a really fun fun place. Our hotel is right in the middle of all the action....shops, tours, Hard Rock Cafe, Theaters, parks...you name it, its right here! We had a quick lunch and then walked along the Falls and then took the boat tour "The Maid of the Mist" which takes you right under the Niagara and Horseshoe Falls. It is breathtaking! They give you a raincoat sort of thing to wear....and it was a good thing they did cos we were drenched at the end of it all. The boat takes you right under the Falls!
It was hot hot hot outside, so we got back to the hotel room at 4pm or so. Its 6.10pm now and I am in the hotel lobby updating this blog. We plan to head out for dinner now, then see the lighting of the Falls and get back. Tomorrow will be our last leg on this amazing road trip :-(
Since we had more or less skipped lunch we decided to have an early dinner. We stopped at a cute Italian place called Antica and had some vino, (Limonata for me)pasta and garlic bread. By then it was close to 7.15 so we walked about a mile to the end of Niagara Parkway to get a real close up view of Horseshoe Falls. You can actually look over the railing and see the water from Lake Erie gush into Lake Ontario. Its a scary feeling as you look over, almost feel like you're being swept away with the water.
The lighting wasn't due to happen till 9pm so we just wandered along the walkway till then. It was gorgoeus! Promptly at 9pm the huge floodlights came on to light up the falls beautifully! It takes on a whole new appearance when lit. By the time we had walked back to American Falls it had become quite dark and they glowed with a strange luminosity at night. There is so much to do here, I could easily spend another day, but now its time to go to bed and catch up on our Zzzzzz's.
Even tho tomorrow is the last leg of our road trip to New jersey, it is by no means the end of our travels. We still have DC, Connecticut, Orlando and Dallas to visit. But I shall post a recap of our road trip tomorrow.
Niagara during the day
Niagara at night
Film clip of the falls
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