My Memorable Trip to Niagara Falls- With pictures!!

Wow Krithika..

It was as if I went to a trip now ;)

Nice write up... Happy to hear that you guys had a gala time !!

Just a small suggestion from me.. never plan the trip during long weekends ever ... it is not worth 3-4 hrs wait for everything...

Niagara Falls Trip - 5

After a heavy lunch, we walked back to the park area through the visitor center.

We went directly to the attraction "Maid of the Mist" . This a 30min ride on a boat that takes us very close to the Horse Shoe falls ( the biggest of the 3 falls).

For this we need to go up the Observation deck,(this is near the entrance ) then again come down in an elevator (175feet) and reach the bottom from we board the boat. There was quite a big queue for this.


After we waited for about 35mts , we came closer to the boat. For this ride...we were again given ponchos( this time blue color!!). Yes, we will again be drenched during this cruise ride. [For “Maid of the Mist” , we are given yellow Ponchos !]


Eagerly waited for the boat and finally we were aboard. We were very excited and nervous too. We feel the spray, wind and hear the falls up close.....As we go near and near ......this is soooooo huge and massive...the noise is deafening.....(this is the biggest of the 3 falls and the Canadian side have a full view) .So this is our chance to catch the full view of the falls(from US) and that tooo this close!!


They have a caption for this....
"It's just as well you're speechless. No one can hear you over the roar".
We get very close to the falls and kept clicking away for pictures. We also had to be careful not to get the camera & video wet. It was quite an emotional moment and along with the water drops, came the tears too ! (Don't ask me what is there to cry for this..I don't know! )


The boat slowly takes us back to the shore. From the boat, we get a full view of all the 3 falls ..people and buildings on Canadian side...so took many pics and video...as much as we could since we got drenched once again!!


Once again, came up the elevator to the observation deck. We walked around there for sometime taking in the view. How many times you see this or how long you see this....we never get tired of it...it makes us want to keep clicking the camera again and again....for repeated pics....and the breathtaking view!!


Still more to come....


Cheers


Attached pics:

pic (1)- View of the Boat ride thru the Rainbow
pic (2)- American Falls
pic (3)- View of the Horse shoe falls from the Maid of the Mist Ride
pic (4) - Getting onboard the Maid of the Mist
pic (5)- View of the Observation deck from the Bottom

Hi Nandhu,

Thanks !

As you can see, we didn't plan this Niagara trip during long weekend...my hubby had to take off from work !

Anyways, thanks for the suggestions !

Cheers
Krithika

Originally Posted by Nandshyam

Wow Krithika..

It was as if I went to a trip now ;)

Nice write up... Happy to hear that you guys had a gala time !!

Just a small suggestion from me.. never plan the trip during long weekends ever ... it is not worth 3-4 hrs wait for everything...

Pictures Taken from Maid of the Mist

pic (1)- Buildings on Canadian Side

pic(2) - Side View of the American falls

pic(3)- Horse Shoe falls

pic(4)- Niagara- American & Bridal Veil falls

pic (5)- Observation Deck & Rainbow Bridge


Cheers

Dear Krithika,
Wonderful Job! How could you remember everything to detail?great effort & so nice of you to share with us & also thanks for the tips.Waiting to read the rest...

love,
ammu

Dear Ammukutty,

Thanks a lot for the compliment ! The motivation and encouragement from all IL'ites like you keeps me going !

Yes, I do remember all the details of many of our trips, even the ones we had taken many years ago. Very often, I recall even the minute details, conversations,comments etc. This has enabled me to start this narration about our trip to Niagara falls last year.

Yes, ammukutty, will continue the narration, so please come back to visit this thread.

Cheers
Krithika

Dear Krithika,
I felt as if I am viewing Niagara myself through your narration......
You are really superb in narration and I bet you can be the best travel guide as you had written all your own scripts and narrated so beautifully......
Regards.

Dear Meeta,

Thanks a lot for your encouraging & motivating words !

Since Niagara falls is a beautiful wonder, this was truly a special trip for me and my family !

Hope everyone can feel & experience the magic the same way we did !

Of course, there is crowd & commericialisation everywhere... we need to focus on our enjoyment and happy moments there. That way more than just pics & videos, we can take away so many memories with us which can be cherished forever !

Do come back, Meeta, since I will continue with my narration..

Thanks once again for a lovely FB !

Cheers
Krithika

krithika,u have such excellent memory.

I can never remember such details about any of my trips.
This is a great write up dear pls continue and if u feel like do attach a family photo (only if you feel comfortable).

suji

Dear Suji,

Thanks for the compliment !

I don't know whether I deserve all the praises bestowed by so many of you !

Yes, you can say sharp memory is one added advantage/disadvantage for me all along.

Thanks for stepping in and giving your comments...sure come back..will be adding more soon!

Cheers
Krithika