Blogs from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, North America - page 7

Geo: 43.1066, -79.0642Today we were at the beautiful site of Niagara Falls. As this was such a popular tourist location we firstly wanted to head to the Maid of the Mist. We bought our tickets, picked up our souvenir ponchos and climbed onboard. We choose to stand right at the front at the bow of the boat and we got underway. The falls were spectacular and being so close to them was immense. We headed into the mist of the Horseshoe Falls and we got soaked, but our ponchos saved us! Back on dry land we walked up the street and headed to Denny's for a spot of breakfast. We then decided to go on the Sky Wheel which was a 175 foot tall ferris wheel which promised views over Niagara Falls. It didn't let us ... read more

This Butterfly Conservatory is a delightful place. Located at the Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens, it has three levels, a huge assortment of plants and flowers in a lush, tropical setting, and contains between 2 and 3 thousand butterflies depending on the time of the year. At present, the Conservatory has around 45 species of butterflies, mostly non-native according to my cousin, Lyn Atherton, a well known "butterfly person" who looked at my photos. (Lyn is also a "bird-spider-and-other-unusual-bugs person.") These photos are nothing like as sharp as Lyn's photos. But they're the best I could take considering that I didn't have a tripod or a macro lens. It's the colors and designs that I find so wonderful, particularly how the butterflys' colors so often match the flowers they favor. Look at #9 and how that butterfly ... read more

One of the key things that I had been doing since stepping off the train in Toronto was tracking what was happening with Hurracaine Sandy. Toronto was expecting to get some bad weather, however nothing in comparison with what was going to hit the US. I had booked to go on a bus tour to Niagara Falls on Tuesday morning, and with Sandy expected to hit land in the early evening of Monday many were asking me whether I should delay my my trip. Most were concerned that given the rain was expected to continue to fall I might not have very good weather, or visibility. When the storm did hit Toronto it was quite fierce, rain was pelting down and the winds were quite strong, the next morning I could see quite a bit of ... read more

After a restful night sleep and a great breakfast we anxiously awaited the arrival of my cousin David, his wife Zoe and their daughter Caitlin. They rang to let us know they were running late so after taking a few photos from our room 6 floors up with uninterrupted views of the falls we finished packing and headed downstairs to wait their arrival. As we hopped off the elevator we met the three Canadians, well bumped in to and nearly walked over the top of them LOL. A warm and friendly greeting over and done with the 5 of us headed off to look at the Niagara Falls. The falls are simply stunning, on a par with the Grand Canyon for stunning beauty but they have the falls have their own uniqueness and beauty so the ... read more

And we are back in Canada, for a day - to view the Niagara Falls. The view is so much better from the Canadian side as one can see all three falls, collectively known as Niagara Falls. It is made up of the American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and Canada Falls. Bridal Veil Falls is a very narrow falls between the two bigger ones. We walked right up to the brink of the Canadian Falls, the water just endlessly pours over the edge and somehow I expected it to stop at some point or dry up. These majestic falls create a huge spray cloud that can really soak a person! American Falls is about 53m high but due to loose rocks at the bottom the actual height is only 21meters, to get a better view of ... read more