niagara falls
Once again, we took our yearly Spring Break weekend getaway and this year our destination was Niagara Falls. We've always wanted to see the falls, and while they are in New York (and Canada), they are a long 7 hour drive away. But despite how much we love being in the city, every few months we have to rent a car and escape from the chaos, so this year we decided to take a trip across the border.
We didn't really do our research before we left and pretty much just new that it was better to stay on the Canadian side, so that's what we did. I left work early on Friday and we were on our way. After a short interrogation from the border control we finally made it to Canada. We walked around the hotel and the "entertainment district" (a super cheesy kids version of Las Vegas) we found a giant ferris wheel overlooking the falls and got our first sighting of the magnificent wonder.
The next morning we were a little disappointed when we discovered that the Maid of the Mist doesn't open till May due to the big frozen chunks of ice in the falls, but we were able to go on The Journey Behind the Falls that almost made up for it. It was a beautiful day and we had a nice time walking around and enjoying the falls.
(Fun fact: The summer flow is 34 million gallons per minute)
To make up for the lack of grown up entertainment we were able to upgrade our room to one with a view of the falls and a jacuzzi tub. Of course, this was entertainment enough for Jason and he spent the rest of the time soaking. It was a short trip but also educational. Because we were in a different country we did notice a few things that were a little off ...
- Canadian ketchup is much sweeter than ours
- They eat Vinegar with their fries (I don't get it)
- Every attraction cost $9.99 so we would pay $20 to do something and then get two Canadian cents back.
- They would surely take our US dollars but only give us Canadian change.
- Everything is in English and in French
- Everyone is nice and there is absolutely no road rage (the complete opposite of NYC)
While we didn't really feel like we were in a different country it was fun to pick up on the slight differences.
And while I am SUPER excited that Jason is almost done with school forever, I am a little sad that this was the last of our Spring Break getaways.
The view of the falls at night from our room
5 comments:
Yea for Spring Break and Niagra Falls!
It's weird to see you two in winter coats when it's 80 degrees here. I miss the cold!
I'm glad you guys had so much fun and I'm glad Jason had a huge tub to soak in :)
Chad and I have always wanted to do this. It looks like it was a fun trip. I want to talk to you about it because we might do it for Labor Day this year.
Vinegar on fries is awesome! Especially malt vinegar! mmm I miss that. Usually we put gravy on fries too. I haven't noticed a difference in ketchup but then I don't use it very often.
Glad you guys had fun!
It's wierd isn't it, thinking of them graduating. The verdict is still out about how I feel about it. I just can't imagine not being here. Niagara looks really beautiful in the winterish weather.
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