My parents came up from Louisiana in their new minivan to spend a week with us on the Big Rideau. After the R and R in Ottawa, it was time to hit the road back to Maringouin. Equipped with a built in DVD player, maps and 3 bags full of chocolate from the Hershey factory, we started out on the minimum 3 day journey by stopping in Niagara Falls after only 3 hours of driving. It was well worth it. We opted for the full tour - 4 hours of guided visits of all the very well organized and highly frequented tourist facilities.
Yes it's kitch, yes it's full of tourists, but this is part of what makes it cool. In our group we had an Italian honeymoon couple and an Indian family. Over the roaring falls people were speaking Japanese, Arabic, any number of recognizable or not European languages. There were Muslim women wearing veils, Amish women in 19th century dress, Indian in saris and others in various forms of jeans, shorts, skirts - all donning the blue plastic panchos to try and keep dry on the Angel of the Mist tour boat.The boys favorite part was the Hurricane Deck.
Granny and Grandpaw stayed behind on the walkway while the boys and I walked into the storm. Unfortunately there was so much water, I didn't dare take my camera out beyond this point.If you think Niagara Falls is too touristy and corny to be worth the visit - GET OVER IT!! It's amazing and lots of fun.
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