Crossing the border....

to Niagara Falls, Canada

07/02/06

Finally the day has arrived to witness one of the wonders of the modern world - The Niagara Falls.

And this turned out to be a trip with family - my brother, his better half and kids :)

it was a 400 mile drive from our place. me not being a permanent resident of the United States, i got hold of a visitor visa to canadian republic. our plan was to drive straight through the border, get into canada and see the great falls from canadian which is supposed to have a better view than the american side. and so did we.

Crossing the border to Canada

Horse Shoe Falls, Canada

the two main falls at niagara are american falls and horse shoe falls. the one seen from american side is the american falls. if u need to see the horse shoe falls(the bigger and majestic one) u need to go for the boat ride (available on both US and canada side) or get into canada. u cannot see the horse shoe falls by standing in US side. both these can be seen from canada side.

and people generalise both these falls as niagara falls :)

Boad Ride to the falls - Maid of the Mist

Maid of the Mist - Operating from the canadian and ameeican side

The American Falls - view from canada

Skylon Tower, Canada

Niagara River, Rainbow bridge (connecting USA and Canada)

Horse Shoe falls - Illuminated at night

and the highlight of the trip being the boat ride to the falls - the feeling u experience when the strong mist splashes into your face can never be put into words... Just experience it.

Six Flags

05/27/06

First long weekend at US is here... after lots of 'peer group' discussions we decided on visiting nearby places rather than a long trip. Our friends were coming down from Boston, Chicago and Maine.

This day was set aside for Six Flags adventure park. This was a great experience for me as i've visited theme parks only couple of time before in india. The rides were real thrillers and chillers :)

Superman - the ultimade ride

The Great American Scream Machine

We also visited the animal safari which is also a part of the park. Though it wasn't that great it is good enough to pay one visit.

and by the end of the day we were all totally drained out of energy but with high spirits of having a wonderful day. Looking forward to visit the place again soon and get into those rides which we couldnt this time.