Do you wanna see an unnecessary amount of photos of waterfalls??! Of course you do!
In addition to many other things, I just love waterfalls. And since I'm a realist and have come to the conclusion that I may not be able to see Iguazu Falls or Victoria Falls in this lifetime (let's be honest, this world is a big place and there are far too many amazing places to visit that are easily accessible), I was thrilled when Clark agreed to take me to Niagra Falls for a celebration of sorts following the conclusion of my program. We met up with my very good friend/classmate Andrea, and her husband Rex. Though the weather wasn't ideal and was a bit drizzly, I am so glad we chose to visit during this time of year. Very few tourists and cheap lodging. Can't beat that!
Awww, these two are basically newlyweds. So cute and still so in love.
And wouldn't you know it, we're still in love, too! So, the bonus of seeing the falls from the Canadian side is that you get a good view of both falls at the same time. Magical, indeed.
Couldn't have gotten through the program without her!
Really, there's not a whole lot to keep one from plummeting to the earth or water below. Just this low, below-the-waist-height railing.
At the Table Rock info center, which is located literally right beside the Horseshoe Falls, we warmed up with hot chocolate and Clark fell in love with this poinsettia Christmas tree.
Whhhhooooaaaaa!
And all that's between me and waterfall is this wimpy railing...
We stayed in what is considered Ripley's area of Niagra Falls. It reminded me of the strip in Las Vegas, but to a much, much smaller degree. Probably just because of the lights and noise. Lots of bright lights, horribly inaccurate wax museums and multiple haunted houses (whaaattt?).
Andrea and Rex were on a bit of a different schedule, so after they departed we were left to explore Niagra Falls alone. Mind you, this is not a geographically vast area. The walk from our hotel to the Horseshoe falls was probably only a half mile. So to spice things up and make our day more interesting, we found alternate routes to get to the falls!
Clark was nervous that he might get raped on this path.
Fortunate for him, his wife can run and hunt down any assailant. Also, there were no other pedestrians actually using this path.
We decided to brave the frigid night air and take some night shots of the falls and surrounding bright lights.
The American Falls, looking quite lovely.
The dreadful Rainbow bridge, aka roadway into and out of America. If you ever travel to Niagra Falls, avoid this bridge at all costs! It took us 50 minutes to cross the bridge on our way in. Needless to say, we found a different route out. I can't even imagine how bad it gets during the summer months.
So beautiful.
We knew we couldn't leave without taking a ride up the Skylon tower, and the view from the top did not disappoint! We also couldn't leave without purchasing the novelty photo (at the top of this post). It cracked us up, anyway.
I love when people ask me to take their photo because then I don't mind asking them to return the favor. Thank you, kind tourist!
We had such a great time and I'm so glad we visited during this time of year. Cold, but not unbearable. No crowds or annoying masses of people acting obnoxious. The sweet company of friends. We were only gone three days but it was well worth the drive.
(Just as an aside: on our way back we stopped at Syracuse's Dinosaur BBQ for some ribs. It. Was. Amazing. I kid you not, the best ribs we've ever had. And I've had bbq in Memphis and St. Louis. This establishment was featured on Man v. Food, and for those of you who know us, you know we still love Adam Richman and will strive to patronize these featured establishments! Here's the video:
Also, I would move to Binghamptom in an instant. Guess how much a gallon of milk costs regardless of type?!!
$1.89. Unbelievable! I could not believe my eyes, and I should have taken a picture of the prices. We stopped at an Aldi to get cash for tolls and some refreshments, and I fell in love with Binghampton based off of milk prices.)
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