Niagara Falls

Three years ago, Cory and I went to Niagara Falls for our honeymoon. For our anniversary this year we decided to go back. It was so fun! Cory has already been super busy with school, so it was nice to get away. I let him study on the plane, and then he gave me all the attention in the world at Niagara. On our first trip we stayed in the cheapest hotel we could find. BIG MISTAKE! LoL! First, they almost lost our reservation. Then, I woke in the middle of the night to a screaming fight next door. The shower was the size of a small pantry, and some genius screwed in the hotel hairdryer too far from the outlet. Lastly, the maids would try and bust in even with the "Do Not Disturb" sign and the door locked! -I was in the shower and they almost made it in! No wonder this time, that hotel was out of business! Luckily, we were too happy being on our honeymoon to get too upset. This time, we did it right. Cory's dad travels for his job, so he gave us frequent flier miles and hotel points, which made this trip possible. Thanks Vern! We stayed at a nice hotel that served HOT breakfast and was walking distance to the falls. We did "The Cave of the Winds" which is where we got to take and elevator down the gorge and then walk on a wooden walkway right up to the American Falls! The water pounded on us so hard! I didn't dare get the camera out while we right at the water! Then we went on "The Maid of the Mist" which is a boat that takes you right up to the bigger falls, Horseshoe Falls. The current is so strong that the boat going full blast just stands still! We did get a picture of that. Horseshoe Falls takes up your entire field of vision! You can't even focus on the whole thing! Later we went to a museum and saw a film about the...brave/crazy people that have gone over the falls. The first, was a 63-year old female teacher! That could be me! She even survived to tell about it. -In the cheesy movie we watched, she took a black kitten in the barrel with her. After she went over the falls, the kitten came out white! Poor kitty! One of our favorite parts was dinner. We ate at "The Top of the Falls" restaurant. It was delicious! Since it was for our anniversary, we went all out and got whatever we wanted, including an appetizer. LoL, we never get an appetizer! We got to sit out on the balcony overlooking the falls. The picture just shows the mist from behind us, not doing the view justice! Overall, it was a perfect trip!