Day 36: The REAL waterfall!

We finally made it to Niagara Falls today! Got up early, crossed the border, and made it to our hotel by 11 am. We got lucky and checked in early, then headed back into the zoo that is Niagara Falls, ON to do the requisite tourist activities: Maid of the Mist, Journey Behind the Falls, and Niagara's Fury.

Maid of the Mist, our first stop, was cool but pretty zoo-y. We were herded like cattle down to the boat (with Mike literally mooing all the way) and rode into the mist.

Next exhibit, next poncho was the Journey Behind the Falls. We took an elevator down and walked behind the falls and to the side near the bottom. Really cool views!

Our last tourist activity of the day was Niagara's Fury, a 4D/3D movie about the creation of Niagara Falls. And yes, you need another poncho! The movie was complete with snow, rain, and mist.

Our room had a pretty amazing view of the falls (and a pretty awesome whirlpool tub) so we decided to leave the zoo and spend the evening there! We were at a bad angle for the fireworks directly over the falls, but we had good views of half a dozen fireworks across the border!