Traveling with That Yank
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada; September 25-28, 2005
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We drove up through Detroit to Windsor and then across Ontario to Niagara Falls, Ontario.

On September 25 and part of September 26, we experienced the end results of Hurricane Rita, no longer a named storm but with plenty of rain.

Because of the rain, we didn't get out to see the sights until Anne and Douglas arrived in the afternoon of the 26th. Their arrival just happened to coincide with a brief sunny spell.

American Falls
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Horeshoe Falls
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Douglas photographing Anne and the falls
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Later that evening, we had our dinner at TGI Fridays and walked back to our hotel... exhausted from the long walks (that hill down to the falls wasn't bad, but the climb back up was a killer!).









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On the 27th, we drove up the river to see the sights along the way to Lake Ontario.

Not pictured is the botanical garden, which is beautiful and which we highly recommend!

Whirlpool and rapids
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We didn't ride the cable car across!

The Skylon Tower Revolving Restaurant
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Where we had lunch. Great Views!







After an afternoon of shopping (successful in finding one quilt shop --- the Patchwork Porch, highly recommneded!--- but the yarn shop and the craft store didn't exist, at least not at the addresses listed in the yellow pages), we went back to the falls to see them lit up at night.

Horseshoe Falls
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American Falls
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The primary reason to go to Niagara Falls was to meet Anne Lee and her husband Douglas, from Scotland. Anne is a cl on iVillage and they were taking a three week holiday in the US, traveling all over the country.

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American Falls
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Maid of the Mist and Horseshoe Falls
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Floral Clock
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Supposed to be the largest in the world

Douglas and Lake Ontario
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There was a HUGE dead fish at Douglas' feet, but you can't see it in this photo.

And after the light show at the falls, we broke the long hard climb back up the hill with a latte and a hot chocolate at Starbuck's!

Carol with a latter, Anne with a hot chocolate,
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and Douglas with a capuccino! Charlie is the photographer!

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We went our seperate ways on the 28th, with us headed back through Buffalo and then home while Anne and Douglas were off to Watertown, NY.

Not a lot of highlight about that drive home, unless you want to count the 2 hours in immigration because my passport raised a red flag and it took that long to actually get in to see an immigration officer to show them the letter that has to go with my passport to explain WHY it raises red flags! (My passport had been stolen 10 years ago and the passport issuers in London put the wrong date and number on the replacement, which has been a headache ever since --- Thank goodness it's time to renew).

Page updated May 22, 2008