Journey to the Niagara…
Day 1 25Th May: The Day we landed.
Note: Readers, if u see the story not quite related to the current date, thats because I would prepared for this blog by the end of that day. So kindly adjust your imagination if there are any blunders.
Thanks.
We started from San Jose at about 4 am. Our flight , the United airlines 536 was bound to Chicago @ 6.20 am.
The flight was on time. The journey of 3.30 mins approx to Chicago just flew like anything as both of us had a nice nap.
We reached Chicago at about 12.30 pm (CST). Since Ravi was a Golden member of Kris flyer ( I still stand in silver), we went to the Red Carpet lounge and had our grumbling stomachs filled with some cookies, banana ,chips and coffee.
At 1.30 our flight united airlines 1142 was called for boarding and after heavy air congestion, our flight took off around 2 pm IST. Duration of flight was 1 hr 20 mins.. but it didn’t seem like so. We were on the ground @ about 4.25 EST.
We had to wait for about 20 mins for our baggage. Then once we had it, we went to the Rental Car area where we had already hired a car in ALAMO RENTAL CAR. They offered us a compact car (DODGE CALIBER). We had taken our own GPS with us. But not sure whether i updated the right information , I even took a hard copy of the route to the hotel we were supposed to check in.
But thank god our GPS responded!!!
I should mention here about the beauty of Buffalo.( Not the Buffalo we think that roams around but the fantastic place here in NY state!!)
It was all green around. Why i mentioned it here is because the moment we entered CANADA after the IMMIGRATION & TOLL GATE, it was even greener.
The officer in the gate asked us the same questions that were present in the application form of the Canadian Visa. Then we had to pay fee of $3.00 US for the toll. The road to the Comfort INN in WELLAND was so beautiful and amazing that i couldn’t just sit there. I took out my Video and started to capture CANADA into my DISC.
We checked in the hotel, freshened up and since we hadn’t had anything good for lunch or breakfast, we looked for a good hotel.
Most of the Indian Tandoori were situated in Niagara Falls region. Since I was damn hungry I didn’t want to take up a food tasting session right away.
Instead wanted something that i know so that i am satisfied with a good meal. since these restaurants were in Niagara Falls region, we decided to have our meal and have a glimpse of the Niagara.
We had a somewhat OK meal but it looked good since we were both hungry!!!
WE had tandoori and Veg Thali. After that, we started to drive along the Falls view Blvd. It took us to the Parking lot of the Falls View.
Wonderful View I should say. IT WAS REALLY A DREAM COME TRUE!!!
We parked our car in the lot and headed to the Table Rock which lead us to the Falls south and north view.
Since it was almost dark , Our first glimpse of the Niagara was ILLUMINATED NIAGARA..THE COLOURFUL WATERFALL.
Ravi couldn’t stop clicking his Camera nor could I resist myself and continued with the recording of the Niagara. I could have stayed up there all night to take The DREAM FALL to my home as much as I can.
The Waterfalls transformed to different colours at different intervals of time. It displayed it fierce look with a red colour… its elegance with violet, blue , yellow colours.. the cloud of water in centre produced a wonderful rainbow even in the dark!!
I had researched before our start of the trip itself that fireworks are to happen every Friday and Sunday and on important events @ 10 pm EST. Today being a Sunday, WONDERFUL COLOURFUL SUNDAY… sharp @ 10 the colours of the falls were now on the sky in various forms of fireworks!! Spectacular!!
It went for around half hr. I am for sure that there will be a spectacular one the next day as it will be memorial day.. but since it will be crowded for sure, and since we are planning to head to Toronto instead, we were more than happy to grasp this wonderful show of mother nature .. in a peaceful quite less crowded environment.
With no mind to leave and our hearts left behind in the falls, we head back to the hotel. We are so tired by now and I would just go off to sleep right after I sign off this blog..but I wanted to note each and every expression and thoughts that ran in my mind. I didn’t want the Feel of the Falls to go down.
So with that much happening for the first day itself, lemme sign off so that i can start the next day’s adventure for yet another magical day of my dream trip..
Catch ya later with more of JOURNEY TO NIAGARA…
OverAll Rating: 200/100 !!
© 2008 SarathaRavi
