Niagara Falls - Wednesday 9/3

We parked very near the falls when we arrived. After almost getting bamboozled into paying $10 for a parking spot, we found that the National Parks lot right next door was unmanned and we pulled right in.

We walked down to the falls, but since we had arrived around 6:00 pm, most of the bonus attractions - Maid of the Mist, the observation deck, etc. - had closed down for the day.

It's much more spectacular in person.

After walking around for a half hour or so, we decided cross the border into Canada. The guard at the border asked us a couple of perfunctory questions like where we're from, where we were going and why, and let us through.

Once on the other side, we were greeted by the following sight:

not taken by me

Let us compare the US and Canadian sides of Niagara Falls:











USA Canada

Clearly, Canadians know how to turn a natural wonder of the world into a party. We felt it was our duty to celebrate with them.

We started out by going up into the SkyWheel, a 53-meter (175 feet) tall Ferris wheel, to get some better views of the falls. While the pictures may not show it, the view at night was breathtaking.


And, considering that we're both a bit afraid of heights, kinda terrifying.


After our ride, we decided to hit the midway for some skeeball and miniature golf. The golf was an indoor course with day-glo colors and blacklights. It reminded me of countless college dorm rooms.

Do not adjust your monitor. We are controlling the picture.

Once we got our eyes to adjust back to normal, we finished the drive to Toronto and checked into our hotel.