Canada - Niagara Falls

Winter has definitely arrived. Canada is the coldest place we have been to so far, an by all reports it will get colder. That's not to say its always cold here. Being here in summer a few years ago, it was quite warm and humid. Candians who live in the Niagara area tell stories of Americans who drive across the border, less than 100km, in summer, with skis on the roof of their car and look genuinely bewildered, asking "where's the snow?". Having said that, at this time of year there is plenty of snow, even in Niagara. There are two parst to the falls, one on the Canadian side and one on the American side. The Candadian ones are better. Fact. They are called the horseshoe falls and are the ones you see in pictures. The American ones are ok, and the good thing about them is you can walk right up to them, and you can see the whole thing from the Canadian side. The horseshoe falls you can walk behind and through specially dugout holes you can see the water falling. We visited the falls in the evening as night was coming and this gives you a different niew of them. At night they are illuminated with coloured lights, changing every 30 seconds or so. This does look quite good but taking a picture of them is dificult because they are moving. By this time, Jade had managed to get out of the U.K and had joined us in Canada, her first time here. Niagara is not only about the falls, its a continuous carnival too. There are houses of horror, wax museums, casinos and other assorted gimmicky places to relieve you of your money. Its well worth the visit and we enjoyed it.