Niagara Falls - very exciting place

Beautiful Niagara Falls as seen from Canada.  So much water flowing and so fast.  The water beneath the falls is green - not blue as it is usually shown in pictures.  There was a hint of a rainbow among the mist when this photo was made.

Upstream from the falls

This photo shows the water flowing over rocks upstream from the falls.
The mist from the falls can be seen in this photo as the water falls over the ledge.  You can hear the roar of the falls all around the area.  The water never stops!

We rode the boat "Maid of the Mist" up to the bottom of the falls and I admit it was very scary.  They gave us plastic ponchos to wear and you can see in the photo here that my hair is very wet from the mist.

Nell on Maid of the Mist ship

 Jim and I took a tour "behind the falls" before going to the bottom of the falls.
The views were spectacular!  Even on this lookout point, you could feel the mist from the falls.

At the bottom of the Falls

In this picture of the falls you can see how forceful the falls are, creating a heavy mist all the time.  At night they have bright colored lights shining on the waterfall,  We walked along the parkway road at night and admired the beauty of the lights reflecting off the falls. 

The next picture of the falls and park below were taken from our hotel room, 22 floors up at the Embassy Suites.  You could open the window and hear the roar of the falls.  If you look close at the picture below (click to enlarge it)  you will see people walking along the parkway overlooking the falls.  This is where we walked at night.

We had lunch the next day, Oct. 8, at Skylon Tower. You take an outside elevator (see photo) to the top of the tower and the restaurant revolves around the top so you can enjoy views of the entire area.  And the food was delicious.  We had reservations so they were waiting for us and we had tables along the outer rim so we could all see the views.