Reece's Around The World Trip

Niagara Falls

Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls between Canada and America

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

Tightrope walker at Niagara Falls

Fountain at Niagara Falls Casino

Fireworks at Niagara Falls

Fireworks at Niagara Falls

A short drive to Niagara Falls today and my first impressions are mixed. The falls are spectacular but then what you notice is the resemblance to Blackpool or as it should be called ‘The Cheapest Tackyiest Holiday Resort From Hell’. Heaven for kids with the amusement arcades etc but not my idea of fun, but the falls are certainly a place worth seeing and that half of town away from the amusements is very nice. The big bonus of the day though was the hostel we are staying in. It’s a family run hostel with two people from Wigan,England in there sixties owning it. Joe who we met on arrival is an absolute fantastic man and very friendly,funny and talkative. Im really glad we are staying here and I would definitely come and stay again if I was in the area. As today is Independence Day we got to see some spectacular fireworks at night over the falls, and before that we went to the new casino and while Simon was gambling Jill and I were having a few beers at the bar. We got chatting to a very friendly polite Italian barman who put the Tour De France highlights on one of the tv’s behind the bar for me to watch. With 5 kilometres to go another barman turned it over and within seconds our friendly barman said ‘Oi I have friends here watching that so turn it back otherwise he will come other there and smack you one’. It was so funny and within seconds the cycling was back on.