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Travel Blogs from Niagara Falls
On the bus to Niagara
... is not lift music it is your alarm on your phone going off ( what a fool I am). Anyway as we make our way to Canada the colors of the autumn leaves are fantastic so many different colours apparently the more north we go the more "at peak" the colours become. . .will try and add some photo's I have having a bit of technical difficulty with that. Went to a fabulous restaurant last night, it was called stardust diner based on the 1950's. Apparently every ...
Relax day in the local hood
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The route I walked was in the historic homes district and I walked along several beautiful quiet tree lined streets with the cutest american houses with the swing on the front porch and flowers in the front garden. Just my kind of urban living place!
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Overnight with a view
I must admit I didn't spend much time in Buffalo, as it was just a place where we spent the night during our weekend at the Niagara Falls. The Hotel was great anyway: probably one of the best beds I've ever slept in! It's not in the town centre (closer to Lake Erie) but from the windows, I got a great view of the town. Great value for your money!
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Getting Soaked in Niagara
... the middle of nowhere. Once we collected our bags, Tiff went to find a map and I got talking to a couple that had also got of the train. They said they were also heading in the same direction as us, and maybe we could share a taxi. Tiff came back and the deal was done - all four of us got into the taxi. The couple were a bit weird, and the woman told me where she was from and then said, "I don't tell anybody that" - very strange. Anyway, we safely got to our hotel.
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Spectacular Niagara
... br> There was some salvation on the horizon however as we retreated to our room and ordered two of the largest pizzas I've ever seen at 16". I would describe it as American size but in fairness we were over the border at this point. A word on the Canadians at this point: the difference in demeanour between Canadians and Americans was especially noticable when travelling from one country to another, even when we were only over the border by a ...