Mom and Grandad came up on Friday and we left for Niagara on Sunday morning. A huge storm moved through shortly after we arrived and made it a bit difficult to get to dinner at the Skylon Tower since we planned to walk. We tried to wait it out, but the storm was moving so slowly that we finally had to start walking so we didn't miss our reservation time. Thankfully we had umbrellas so we all managed to stay fairly dry. Dinner at the tower dining room was great and the view was awesome. After dinner Grandad hit the casino but didn't have as much luck as he usually does.
We stayed at the Embassy Suites so we had breakfast at our hotel the next morning. It wasn't as great as the food at other Embassy Suites I've been too but compared to the breakfast we ate last year with Jenny and Craig it was terrific! After breakfast we walked to the falls overlook. Since it was a bit chilly we decided to forgo the Maid of the Mist ride. We were mainly worried that Grandad would get too wet and end up with a relapse of pneumonia. Honestly, I think we all got plenty of mist just walking along the overlook area!
On our way back home we stopped at the American side of the falls. Jerry and I hadn't seen that last time so it was nice to see the different perspective. The view is worth seeing but it doesn't compare with the Canadian side. I'm glad mom and Grandad went to the trouble of getting passports - it was worth it!
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| On the way in we stopped to watch the glass blowing demonstration. |
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| Mom and Grandad took Will on the cable car ride at the whirlpool on the Niagara River. |
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| Dinner at the Skylon Tower. |
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| Part of our view at dinner. |
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| We walked to the Hershey store on Clifton Hill while Grandad was in the casino. Will scored a whole bag of Hershey kisses with his coupon for a free sample! |
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| The picture is horrible but it's the only one I have of all of us since Jerry ran ahead with Will in the stroller for some reason - I was so mad! |
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| My beautiful mom! |
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| And my cool grandad. |
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| The American side of the falls. |
That looks fabulous and beautiful! I realized today that I haven't talked to you for a while. The kids have been asking about Will, so we'll have to get together sometime!
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