Short Trip to Niagara Falls... really short...

I guess it was too short, since I already know that I want to go back. I know, it's just water, but there's something amazing and mesmerizing about it. On top of the river water flows so quietly, like it doesn't even know that it's going to fall so far down... and then the big splash and tons of mist flowing in the air... hard to describe. It's imaginable that anyone would want to try their luck in the barrel, going down the falls...

[2 seconds exposure to get smooth water]

Our trip was short. We left Chicago on a early Friday morning and drove over 9 hours to Niagara Falls in Canada. Around 5:30 pm we finally got to our hotel room with amazing views of the falls. (We stayed at Embassy Suites Hotel, right on the falls - that is the hotel i would recommend). The evening was cold and crisp. I had a chance to snap few photos before it got completely dark. And since I didn't have my new tripod (my order didn't arrive on time) with me there was only so much i could have done. Around 7 pm. powerful light bulbs illuminated the falls, bursting red, orange, green and blue lights onto the falling water.




We did a lot of walking, had dinner and doughnuts from Tim Horton's - Canadian dunking donuts. Tim and Miker went out for a while and i hit the jacuzzi in our room and fell asleep watching the falls. It's so amazing - it never stops! You actually stop and think about it.
Next morning we had breakfast in our hotel, again great views :) and walked down to the falls one more time. The day was overcast and rainy...




After that we drove through the Rainbow Bridge and back to US. We made a stop on the American side of the falls, also. Completely different view. I wish we had more time to check out the Goat Island and the Observatory... but like I said - there is always the next time... I will do more of the touristy stuff - like taking the Maid of the Mist and walking through the tunnel to get behind the falls... and hopefully I will take my tripod with me so I can take some night shots... anyways - it was great to see the Falls. The second largest waterfall in the world. I will be back someday :)

[view from our hotel room, right after we checked in]

After that we headed over to Rochester NY, to visit Miker's family. But that's in the next post.