NIagara Falls

Thursday, April 17, 2014
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Wednesday - a beautiful sunny, cold day!!
I try for a swim - not yet open, I try for breakfast - not yet open - I try for a G/M not available I buy a TO Star - did I mention it's a lovely sunny day?

After the swim, breakfast - out into the tourist world .....the tourist bus leaves ever 30 min - no it
doesn't looks like every hour - check, it is in fact every 40 min - and it's a great system - hop on, hop off anyway you want to go.
Get our tourist credentials checked and head off to the Butterfly Conservatory - route along the
Niagara Gorge with commentary - Butterflies are plentiful and colourful.
Return to Tablerock centre - much busier than yesterday - for lunch at 'Elements' owned by the
Parks of NFalls Commission and great location overlooking the F -- then off to Behind the Falls
a walk through a couple of tunnels below and in the middle of the Falls -kinda like riding a barrel
only safer - much safer!!

Head into the tourist shops and onto Niagara's Fury - a really cheesy film production with
'sensations' - rain, snow trembling of the earth..... it's time for the Italian coffee/ice cream shop
we heard about last night - its great I have an Afoggato sort of an espresso 'float' - REALLY
good and Mo has a coffee which is close to his 'cafe prefer' -- we're both happy and I find a
copy of the G/M just laying about so sit in the sun for a quick read of high-end maple syrup - who knew -- Mo goes for a short walk.

A brief walk down the street of shame known as Clifton Hill - wow - all the low end tourist ideas
on one street - could be a museum - 

In true Moroccan fashion we start to search dinner about 9pm - not a good idea out of tourist
season in NF - several choices are closed (at 9pm) we settle on a Swiss Chalet which is open
'til 10 - we just make it!!
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