Niagara falls

(Niagara Falls at Wikipedia)

General

Niagara Falls lies on the border between USA and Canada, in the state of Ontario. It is located around 130 km from the city of Toronto. The falls is visited by a numerous of tourist each year (around 20 million). We do understand why. The falls are really something.

Now to start with the surroundings. Depending on which road you are entering the falls - you might be disappointed if you are entering the falls via Clifton Hill. This is a disaster. They have virtually made this areal in to an amusement park. What a shame. Now if you bring your kids it might be a good compromise. They will find something to kill the time if they get bored. But, hey, would it not be possible to place this ugly park somewhere else? Anyway, just close your eyes when passing thru. 

What to do

We arrived around 5 pm on a sunday. We chose to take a day trip from Toronto. The tour takes about between one and two hours depending on the traffic. There are plenty of hotels at the falls, and it might be a better choice to stay a night there. During the season (summer), on Saturday  and sunday you can see firework at 10 pm. Also you will experience the falls in manny different color as they you heavy spotlights to light it up after the sun has set. Now I don't know was is the best, during sunshine or lights and fireworks. You should experience both. Then, on a sunny day, be there at 4 or 5 pm and stay at least until 11 pm. 

On or day, the sun was still shining when arriving. What an amazing site this is. During summertime the falls is created by a 2.800 m3 of water - each second. Imagine that. There are two falls, the american falls and the canadian horseshoe falls. The latter is the biggest and most impressive. The water comes from Lake Eire and ends up in Ontario lake.

We had a pleasant dinner at a restaurant facing the falls. This was very nice - both good food and reasonably prices. We sat on a terrace overviewing the falls.  

Where to stay

If you book online, don't expect to get a view of the falls from your room. Every hotel seem to state on their signs that they have views of the falls. Don't believe that. If you are in to that business, arrive early and ask for a room with a view. Ask to borrow the key before deciding to stay. Now I think a better option is to pay less and worry about getting parking with your stay. The distances are quite small at Niagara Falls so just leave the car and walk around.