Saturday, July 12, 2008

Niagara Falls - Day 2...

We are all feeling refreshed after a good night's sleep and all ready to see the Falls! Of cos we have to fill our tummies with yummies first!
Where we stayed for the 3 nights...The Double Tree Resort Lodge & Spa...

The front of the hotel...

A picture taken at The Fallsview Casino on our way to T.G.I.F. for their CAD9.99 Buffet Breakfast...

Lil' Angel enjoying the breakfast...she loved the pancakes and scrambled eggs...

A very satisfied look!

Ask her to smile and this is what you get!

With our tummies filled, we can now proceed to the Falls!

The Skylon Tower...it offers the best view of the Niagara Falls...not surprising at all since it is 775 feet above the mighty Falls!
Walking down the hill to the Falls...if you look closely, you can see the Falls in the background...

We have finally reached the Falls area...

Behind us is the Niagara Falls...

That's the causeway linking U.S. to Canada. And the bridge on the right which looks like its half completed...that's the observation platform for visitors to view the Falls from the U.S. side...

A nice shot of us with the American Falls...

Another picture of us with the Canadian Horseshoe Falls...

The Canadian Horseshoe Falls plunges 52 metres (170 feet) into the Maid of the Mist Pool...and with the sheer volume of water plunging down, it creates the misty effect! The Maid of the Mist boats are bringing the tourists close to the Falls to see its Fury!

Of cos we had to take the Maid of the Mist too!

Daddy queued to buy the tickets while we continue to enjoy the view of the Falls...

One last shot before we join the queue to board the Maid of the Mist!

While making our way down, I managed to capture some good shots of the Falls...

Magnificent, isn't it?

The queue was really long and the heat didn't help much either. Lil' Angel got bored waiting too...

That's Gong-Gong ahead of us!

Might as well take more pictures while waiting in line...

Look at the line behind us! I am not exaggerating when I say the queue is super LOOOOOONG!

Finally it's our turn to board the bunker boat!

One more picture before we board the boat...

Lil' Angel fell asleep eventually after waiting for so long!

That's our Maid of the Mist boat & the Little Maid...

Everyone donning their blue ponchos...

We are finally IN the boat...

Lil' Angel was still asleep so we covered her stroller with the raincover instead of putting on the poncho for her...

View from the boat. It was really misty and the little droplets of water that landed on our faces was indeed a nice reprieve from the heat!

See our wet wet faces? No need for face sprays...this is straight from the source!

Full frontal view of the Horseshoe Falls. The Falls were too magnificent to be missed so I woke Lil' Angel up!

She had this "horrified" look for a moment cos she woke up with water droplets spraying on her face! But soon enough...she thought that it was COOL and she admired the Falls in awe too!

Water water everywhere! WE were all WET!

Upclose and personal with the Falls! Awesome!

Lil' Angel couldn't take her eyes off the Falls...

Looks like we just stepped out of the shower...

Gong Gong and his Lil' Gals!

Lil' Angel in her baby-sized Maid of the Mist poncho...

Admiring the Falls once more before the boat turns around...

Us on board the Maid of the Mist with the Falls behind!

Lil' Angel & Mommy!

Nice shot of us with the Falls!

As mentioned in the previous post, Lil' Angel loves to push her stroller...

She can really walk A LOT! Up the slope, down the slope...no sweat!

One of my favourite pictures!

Breathtaking! End of viewing the Falls for the day. Now for some shopping!

Guests at Sheraton Hotel and other 5-star hotels are a lucky lot! They get to enjoy the view of the Falls and Fireworks from the comfort of their rooms!

Lil' Angel happily waving the Canadian flag!

Yes...how true...

This is my good friend...The Moose!

Hard Rock Cafe, Ontario...

The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round...Lil' Angel recognises this Bus!

Cute Hershey's Kiss walking around...

Silly Daddy playing a fool with the Canadian Mountie!

Outside the Coca-Cola Store...

Lil' Angel posing for Mommy! So cute!
Now for some yummy chocs!

Inside the Hershey's Store. The lights are shaped like the Kisses!

A BIG bar of Chocolate! Too sinful...just a picture of it will do!

One more picture with cute Mr Kiss!

A picture with Mr Frog from the Rainforest Cafe...

We are at Clifton Hill...the most happening Hill one block away from the Niagara Falls!

Clifton Hill has lots of interesting shops, amusement parks, musuems and cafes!

Outside the Guiness World of Records Museum with the world's tallest man!

Another Museum...

Cute parrot perched on the roof! It's an amusement park for kids...

Lil' Angel is engrossed...

Cos Daddy is showing her how to shoot the balls!

A view of the shops that we have walked pass...

Lil' Angel happily playing with the blocks. She almost took some along too as souvenirs!

A Fudge store. In the background is the BIG ferris wheel. We shall take that tomorrow!

Oh....she's still pushing the stroller and we were going uphill all the time!

Check out her expression!

You want some too, eh?

Daddy loves burgers so much...I can imagine him on top of Burger King instead of Frankestein!

King Kong on the collapsed Empire State Building!

After all the walking...it's time to fill our tummies again! We went to Peking Restaurant for Dinner cos Gong Gong only likes chinese food...ahhh, my cheena Gong Gong! See, Daddy is so happy cos it's the end of shopping!

End of shopping? Not really cos we went to the Factory Outlets after dinner! Lucky for Daddy, Canada's Factory Outlets are not nice as compared to the U.S. ones so we spent only half an hour at the outlets...

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