Half world wonder, half tourist trap


When I stopped at Aberfoyle Antique Market the other night I had some time spare and thought why not stop on a runner up for world wonders. So I steered the van towards Niagara Falls and arrived just in time for a nice sunset at that clouded day. After parking the car in an abandoned lot in the middle of the city I grabbed the camera and ventured not expecting too much.

A journey to the Falls

The city itself is shabby and cliche like. One hotel aligns next to the other and there are cheap eats, Casinos and more upmarket venues all over the place. I kept my objective and with almost cruise missile style precision went towards the horseshoe falls.

The mist that is constantly blown up by the impact of the water was almost creating it’s own micro climate and covered everything in light and small rain drops. Keeping the lens of the camera clean and finding a spot close to the gallery kept me busy.

When the lights go out

After sunset the falls are enlightened by a close by LED lightshow and glow in all colors of the rainbow. The spot was almost too cheesy to stay and after hanging out for a while I went back to a hearty dinner at my car.

I slept superb right behind the main strip of the town. And the passing bachelor and bachelorette parties made my night even more interesting. The next morning I woke up at around 06:00 AM to have another look at the area with less people. My plan turned out just about right. At that time the boulevard and sightseeing spots were empty as expected.

I took some more shots, this time also taking into account the American and Bridal Veil Falls. The view from the Canadian side is said to be more spectacular than from the American side. I can’t prove this wrong but it was a great and completely free of charge adventure for one night before I made my way back to Aberfoyle.