The Niagara Falls

We left Toronto behind today, heading back towards the US on the Queen Lisbeth Highway. But before we crossed the border, we had one more stop: the Niagara Falls. The place where our hotel is located is called Niagara Falls.

We caught our first glimpse of the falls while looking for the hotel. Amidst the crowds of tourists, you could catch a glimpse of the falls from the road.

After we found the hotel and checked in, we immediately made our way to the falls. The sight is truly overwhelming. Under a bright blue sky, the water crashes down the rocks and lands in a huge spray of mist in the river.

Our first stop took us to a 230 m high tower, from where you have a good overview of the city and the falls.

After that, we went straight down to the cliff to buy tickets for the cruise on the Niagara. We were lucky, it wasn't too busy at the time, so we were able to ride down to the river relatively quickly by elevator. Equipped with a red rain poncho, we boarded the Maid of the Mist.

The ride only lasted 15 minutes, but it was great. The ship really goes into the mist, almost to the roaring masses of water. We would have been soaked without the poncho.

We had dinner at the Australian restaurant.

Interestingly enough, that's the only nation we didn't encounter here at the falls. We can say this with certainty because we heard all the languages of Babylon except English. Arabs, Indians, Pakistanis, Russians, and Japanese. Masses of Japanese people! I asked one of them if Japan had sunk and everyone had fled here. But he didn't understand me. Or he didn't want to answer. Probably both...

And they don't come individually, just one or two. No, they come in masses. At least a busload, but usually even more.

Yes, that's just how the Japanese are. They don't like being alone...

In the evening, we went back to the falls to see them illuminated. But then our feet were burning, so we went back to the hotel.