Niagara Falls
We enjoyed lunch before the tour
Our view from our hotel room
"Maid of the Mist"
The American Falls
Annie, Christine and Nick can't wait to see the falls up close
Christine tests out her bed
Annie and Christine on the bus
Nicholas and his dad
The barge which has been stuck there since 1903
The view above the falls from the locks
The American side of the falls
Part of the retaining wall near the power plant
One of the few successful attempts to go over the falls in a barrel, took place in this barrel
Nicholas, near the cable car
Nicholas and his dad
The cable car makes it over from the American side
Christine takes a nap on the bus
She starts to wake up when we tour the butterfly house
We saw a lot of very rare butterflies
Many of whom are unique to Canada
And have very interesting colors
Christine enjoyed the visit
She poses with her brother
Annie shows Christine some of the flowers
We sit near the flower clock
We make another stop at a gift shop
Christine likes the big spoon
She thinks the giant cake is very cool
Nick likes the wooden moose
A view of the white water below
Christine loves her new necklace
She shows it to her brother as they rest near a totem pole
We went down to the bottom of the Canadian (Horse Shoe) Falls
We were given raincoats to stay dry
The sun begins to set
We walked through a long tunnel to a viewing portal under the falls
Nick stays dry
After we were under the falls we took a look from the top
Annie, Christine and Nick enjoy the falls
Nicholas, Ted and Christine
A view from the top of the Tower
The Horse Shoe Falls from the top of the Tower
Nicholas, Ted and Christine at the top
After nightfall, the falls are lit up
A view from the bottom of the tower
Annie and the kids wait to get back on the bus
All of us
A view from the hotel after dark with the full moon
The varying colors of the spot lights after dark
The sunrise
Christine poses with a toy stuffed bear
The next morning we took The Maid of the Mist
The bridge to and from the US
It was a very windy morning
The American falls
On the American side, the tourists can climb up to the falls
Nicholas and Ted
The boat was very full
Our hotel
We inched closer to the falls
We were very close to the falls
Nicholas, Annie and Christine hope to get to a dry place soon
At this point we were right up to the Canadian Falls
It was an amazing thing being that close
We sailed back
Christine was a bit scared
Nicholas thought it was cool
After the boat trip we enjoyed a view from the top
Ted and Annie
Nicholas, Ted and Christine are glad to be dry
Christine says goodbye to the room
Nicholas and Christine enjoyed the trip