going over the falls in a... never mind!
We decided to include Toronto in our East Coast trip, but wanted to visit Niagara Falls along the way. So we flew into Buffalo and drove there on our way to Toronto. It was a quick drive, but what was hilarious was that Rob asked, as we drove closer, "What are they manufacturing here?" What he thought was steam was the spray from the falls!
See? Lots of steam at this factory!
We stayed on the American side, where you can get right up next to the falls.
I love to give the v-sign!
There's an island that separates the two falls that we walked around when we first got there. It was fun to see the rush of water as it approaches the falls.
Hey Baby J! Your first trip to anywhere!
That night, we drove over to the Canadian side to see the falls lit up at night. The Canadian side has the better view... but also more hotels and wax museums than we expected!
It was still beautiful, and we just had to walk a little ways to get away from the crowds.
The ground is wet from the falls... it was very atmospheric...
The next morning we took the Maid of the Mist boat ride to the falls. If you saw the wedding episode of "The Office", we did exactly that, sans wedding dress and tuxedo.
But we did get to wear the sexy blue ponchos!
Rob got some good photos of the American Falls, but the mist was too strong as we got to the Horseshoe Falls.
We both really enjoyed getting wet on the boat ride.
Don't worry! We didn't throw any objects over the railing!
Here's a good photo showing the American Falls in the foreground and the Horseshoe Falls in the background.
Afterwards, we crossed the border and took a beautiful drive to Niagara on the Lake, before driving to Toronto.
Next stop? Toronto!
Oct 25, 2009
Reader Comments (2)
I'm glad to see that the Maid of the Mist slickers have been upgraded since I was there. I remember them being much heavier and rather stinky!
Hi Mari-
Congratulations on your new baby :)