Blogs from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, North America - page 15

Well after a gruelling bus trip we made it to Niagara and the station is in the middle of nowhere. A quick decision and we were in a taxi getting to our Hostel in the centre of town. Our Hosts are lovely, Patrick and Shelly are Vancouver natives but their passion for Niagara Falls and its surrounding attractions is infectious. Even though it is early evening we head out to have my first glimpse of the famous waterfalls. Jay has travelled here before and he is just as excited to be doing this all over again and is one of the few places that he has visited twice on this journey. The falls don’t disappoint and I go snap happy with the camera and take bucket loads of photos even though I know we are coming ... read more

A filmshoot I had in Niagara Falls afforded Robyn and me a nice getaway for Labor Day weekend. We got to Buffalo and drove up to Niagara Falls from there. My shoot lasted only a few hours in the morning and so Robyn and I got a splendid sweet and savory crepe at Paris Crepes Bistro Café on Queen street. Then we had just enough time in the afternoon to visit “Bird Kingdom” (what’s most important really). We had a blast seeing so many birds and even feeding the mild mannered lorikeets. They perched calmly on our shoulder and drank nectar with glee from a little plastic cup. One particularly lazy one stayed on my shoulder for a LONG time, I nicknamed him “Turtles”. Robyn and I walked down and saw the “strip” that Niagara Falls ... read more

The fact of the matter is that you can just sit there for hours just staring at them; first the American Falls with the good sized boulders constantly bombarded with the cold water of the Niagara River, then just to the right, the Canadian Falls or “Horseshoe Falls” as they are known, which majestically tumble into the same river with the constant company of the Maid of the Mist tourist boats. Sure, this is a well crafted tourist destination, with all the major hotel chains, the Hard Rock Café, Planet Hollywood, multiple casinos and even an indoor water park which we’re sure impresses the many kids who burn off energy going down the multiple slides into the heavily chlorinated water, not to mention the parents who have successfully found a way to tire out the little ... read more

We made it to the border today, around 4:00-ish or something. After a lengthy interrogation from a friendly Border Patrol, we crossed into Canada. It was my first time in a foreign land, but both of us were startled by the immediate changes. Speed limits were in kilometers, bags of chips were written in French, moose roamed the sidewalks, and cars drove on the left side of the road. The Niagara Falls are two tremendous waterfalls, both reaching over 700 feet into the air, and stretching over 8,000 feet wide. They pour a staggering 500 million cubic meters of water over their edges and into the rocky fathoms of its pits every minute. People can stand behind the railings right next to where the Horseshoe Falls drop, but those who veer too far over the edge ... read more

Yesterday we visited Niagara Falls. It was interesting to compare these falls with Iquazu. Both are beautiful. Iquazu is three kilometres in jungle environment and heat, yesterday Niagara Falls still had glacial-type snow at bottom of falls. We took the Maid of the Mist boat to get up in front of the falls. This was fun; quite the experience. I was pleasantly surprised at the price,$14.95 each. When I think of the entry price to Iquazu and MachuPicchu and some museums in South America, the Niagara Falls boat trip is a bargain. Everyone in the boat laughed while getting soaked. Being so close to the rushing falls was awesome...yes, awe inspiring awesome. There was leftover snow and ice at the bottom of the falls that looked like vanilla and chocolate ice cream. We were given (wow, ... read more