From Niagara to Waterloo

The last day in Niagara I woke up at 5am to catch the sunrise! =) The sky was already lit at 5am and the sun started to show itself at exactly 5.46 (right? =) )


I left Niagara at 11am and headed to Niagara-on-the-lake. Its a countryside nearby with vintage and old-style buildings and lifestyle. On the way we passed by a winery, Inniskillin , and stopped for a tour. We tasted Riesling Wine, some Red wine and their famous Icewine. I didn't really like the taste. Both me and my dad took a sip of the wine and poured the rest away. However, the Icewine is the best wine I've tasted so far ( I haven't tried many - can count with one hand ).

After visiting the winery, we went to pick cherries!! Its CAN$10 for a big bucket! They let us in to the orchard and allow us to fill the bucket so that it overflows just a bit. One thing I learnt: Cherries that are darker and further in near to the stem and up the tree are the sweetest! Oh, and they allowed us to eat as we're picking the cherries, so i sorta veted the cherries before I picked them in large numbers from a particular tree or branch. Yummy!

Now to Waterloo! Its a small town with a small population of about 100,000 - majority made up by the few universities found there. We first went around the campus of University of Waterloo to have a look. There was a group of geese eating at the side of the road. I was told that eventually when they do cross the road, the create a scene. Interesting.


I checked in to my hotel - Waterloo Inn. The rooms here in the west are all quite big I presume. Each time there were two beds that were meant for two people. BIG! I can practically lie flat and still have a lot of room. =) The room was old-style. The lights didn't have switches, u had to turn a knob to turn on the light (literally TURN ON the light). There was a beautiful porch as well as swimming pool area, with lots of seats to do reading and hold conversations. The place allowed a lot of light in so it was a cheerful and "brightening" place.

After dropping our luggage off we went to a all you can eat sushi buffet. The food was great. I ate a lot of salmon and ice cream. =)) Too bad I was tired, I would really love to explore the place. But that's the plan for tomorrow!