On October, 21st I made a trip to Niagara Falls. Ida invited me to go with her, her cousin and his girlfriend who made holidays in Canada. Although it was a cold and rainy day, we had fun and were impressed by the rough beauty of the Niagara Falls. Thank you for taking me with you, guys!
It took us about two hours to go there by car with a lunch stop at Tim Hortons. Since it got colder, we all love to drink Tim Hortons hot chocolate.
When we arrived, I have to admit it, I was a bit disappointed at first. In the pictures the falls always looked much bigger and higher and as if they were located far away from urban areas. In fact, they are right at the town’s periphery close to a big entertainment district. But this impression changed by the time we started our boat trip on the Niagara River. Down there when you get really close to the falls, stand in the water vapor, see the powerful streams and hear the mass of water falling down, it definitely is impressive!
The Niagara Falls consist of three falls: The “Horseshoe Fall”, the “Bridal Veil Falls” and the “American Falls”. The first one is the biggest one of them. They are located at the international border of the Canadian province Ontario and the US-American state New York. Cities on both sides are called Niagara Falls. The Niagara River connects Lake Erie with Lake Ontario. The best view onto the falls you have, of course, from the Canadian side (<3 Canada).
Niagara Falls has about 82.000 residents. As it is one of the most popular visitor attractions in northern America, the city has many hotel towers and gift shops, but also casinos, haunted houses and other entertainment facilities. The entertainment district is all lightened up with colorful lights and looks like a theme park. The rest of the city in contrast looks rather abandoned.
Off topic: A friend of mine found a sleeping raccoon in the garbage can outside her house this morning. A sleeping raccoon! So cute! I love Canada more and more.