As it happened, thanks to the labor of the Fair and Industrious Trudy, our full day at Niagara Falls included three things for which we needed rain slickers. 1. Under the Falls On the Canadian side, they have tunnels that lead into the rock to several places behind the falls. They give you yellow rain […]
Yearly Archives: 2010
Fireworks at the Falls
Fri, 23 Jul 2010, 10:15 PM (-06:00)
We were talking about Niagara Falls. Let’s continue where we left off… On Wednesday our plan was to watch the fireworks and catch the bus back to the hotel. But although the fireworks start at 10:00pm, that’s also when the last People Mover bus leaves. We had a dilemma: (1) watch the fireworks (and walk […]
Waiting for the Fireworks
Thu, 22 Jul 2010, 08:21 AM (-06:00)
We had dinner on the terrace overlooking the falls and got a seat right at the edge—something that only comes to those who are so ready to eat that they show up before the rush. And frankly, we were very ready to eat. From our perch, we were able to watch the rainbows come and […]
Morning Destinations
Wed, 21 Jul 2010, 10:40 PM (-06:00)
On our second day at Niagara Falls, we thought we got up early, but we did not. But of course this is a vacation, and so the time of our departure was of no real import. Rather we were only about destination(s), and thanks to the Fair and Industrious Trudy, we had several in mind […]
Spotlights on the Falls
Wed, 21 Jul 2010, 09:54 PM (-06:00)
After the sun goes down and the sky turns black, they turn on great spotlights from the Canadian side. And they shine them on the falls.
Rainbows at Sunset
Wed, 21 Jul 2010, 09:38 PM (-06:00)
The sun had disappeared behind the trees on the hill behind Table Rock and behind the buildings on the top of the bluff and behind some clouds in the western sky behind them. But the water flowing over the falls was still that aqua blue/green, and it caught us spellbound. But then the sun came […]
Canadians
Wed, 21 Jul 2010, 07:19 AM (-06:00)
1. Border Crossing When we pulled up to the guard booth, a young, stern-faced woman reached out for our passports. She told Trudy to take off her sunglasses and asked a few questions about our trip and when we planned to return. And then she handed our passports back to us. “Is that it?” I […]
Signs of Canada
Wed, 21 Jul 2010, 06:54 AM (-06:00)
Danger! Keep away!! Do not touch!!! No, that’s not what the sign says, here. It just suggests that perhaps you don’t want to mess with the box because bad things might happen. And they tell you if the stop sign up ahead is something new—I guess just in case you’ve lived here all your life […]
Iced Tea at Niagara Falls
Tue, 20 Jul 2010, 10:03 PM (-06:00)
Up before the dawn. Barely caught our plane. Changed in Baltimore. Rented a smokey-smelling car a mile from the Buffalo airport. And drove across to Canada. By the time we got to our hotel, the afternoon was fleeting, and (vacationing being hard work even on day-one) we were hungry again. “Queen Street,” the woman behind […]