Showing posts with label Niagara Falls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Niagara Falls. Show all posts

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Vermont, here we come!

We're off to Vermont in about 20 minutes, and we're both super excited since neither of us has ever been there. What could be better than gorgeous scenery, maple syrup, and Ben & Jerry's Ice cream?

Chunk was feeling a bit rundown and may have had a fever over night, but is feeling better today. Good thing we packed a bunch of Emergen-C (truly a life saver). Coughing out a pound of phlegm overnight we were worried he'd be sick longer, but we now think it's a 24-hour bug.

See you around Niagara!

Friday, March 19, 2010

Penny Slots

We decided to check out the casino after burgers since KJ hadn't ever been to one. We put $5 in a penny slot machine, and won $41! Woot! Thanks for the bucks casino!

Now we're relaxing for our 7 1/2 hour trip to Vermont in the morning!

Oh, Canada!

After watching Niagara: Legends of Adventure, we headed to the Canadian side of the Falls. (For those of you wondering we skipped the Aquarium because of time constraints). The Canadian side offers awesome views of the Falls and definitely more to do. However, it's a bit hokey in places. What did the world do to deserve a WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) store? And why is there a giant Frankenstein holding a cheeseburger? Just saying.



Besides that, we walked along the falls and even did the Journey Behind the Falls, which was pretty cool and gave us some awesome views of the Horseshoe Falls. Afterward, we roamed up Clifton Hill- tourist trap Canada and a bit gaudy, but interesting none the less. We then planned to go see the IMAX Legends and Daredevils movie, but arrived for the special Korean showing since busloads of Koreans were coming in for it. It was kind of funny after we got over the disappointment. Then we decided to check out the casino/hotel next door and split a plate of poutine (my first time trying it!). It was good, but the waiter got tipped only .34 cents by the mopey girls next to us, and some kid walked by, and trying to act cool sarcastically commented on our food by saying, "that looks good". Hahah, so funny lame teenager. It was good, thank you very much.


(Creepy Big Bertha arcade game)


(Clifton Hill- tacky tourist mecca) (Why is there a bag of potatoes?)

We then made our way back across the pedestrian bridge to the US, and are now relaxing in the hotel before getting dinner at the casino- almost the only place to get food on this side. Good thing we stocked up with snacks before leaving home!


Off to Canada today!

After a couple of cherry and cheese danishes, we're off to the Canadian side of the Falls today. Before heading over I think we're going to check out the Aquarium of Niagara. We wanted to go on The Maid of the Mist, but unfortunately it only starts running in May. Noooo! Oh well, instead we're going to walk around and try to get some good views of the Falls. Wish us luck!

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Niagara Falls, We Made It!

We arrived at Niagara Falls about an hour ago and are relaxing in the hotel before setting out to explore a bit. The hotel itself is so so, but it's super close to the Falls and all we really need is a bed and a bathroom. Plus the manager is really nice, so we're happy.

We can see Canada from our window, and Chunk even saw a full busload of Canadians waving at us! Hahah. Well, it's a nice thought, aye?

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