I had breakfast at the hotel again today. The great food!! =)) A great way to start the day. Too bad I have to leave so soon. I've only been here for only one full day! We got onto the car and was on our way to Toronto Airport at 9.40am. On the way we stopped for a quick dim sum lunch (this one is authentic, too) and went straight to the airport.
AGAIN when it comes to airports I have nothing good to say. ( I kinda feel like Shin Jung commenting on NEWS ) Firstly their system is not good. Inefficient! First we tried to check in our luggage at row H. Then they asked for our boarding passes, we told them we hadnt collected them yet. So they directed us to row G to check in our luggage or the machines to collect our boarding passes. We chose the latter one and it was a huge mistake. The machine asked for our address in Michigan (the state we're going) and other mundane information. Irritating. We managed to settle that part with some effort.
So now we went back to row G. They weighed our luggages but did not check them in. Weird. Then they said, u need to go through immigration office, go behind the counter and into the immigration office. So we did as we were told, filled in the neccessary forms and went for immigration. After spending 15 minutes there, we finally got to check in our luggages.
FINALLY when we got into the check in area, we started to locate our gate. 286. We saw a sign: "200 - 299" with an arrow pointing down an escalator. So we went. When we reached the lower level we saw this horrendous sign. "Passengers going to gate 200 - 299, please wait for the shuttle bus to bring u there". I got a shock. It felt as if they were saying: " Your gate is in Terminal 3 but please check in in Terminal 1 and we'll send a bus to bring u here.". Argh. What a mess. Luckily there was a bus waiting and we quickly got on. The bus ride took forever man. Like 15 minutes! In the end it was a container terminal. We literally waited in a container.
NOW we are finally at where we're supposed to be at. How long-winded. The path from the gate to the plane wasnt fully sheltered. Perhaps its because the flight was a less important one (quite short, about 1hr 20minutes), so they gave us the faraway gate.
We landed in Detroit very soon. A car was waiting to pick us up from the airport to send us to our hotel, Campus Inn at Ann Arbor in Michigan, 45 minutes away. We checked in and explored the area around. Its really a campus town. University of Michigan (UM in short) is at the centre of the town. All around it are cafes, bookshops, UM apparel shops. One thing about American Universities : They have all sorts of merchandise, so many that there are several shops set up just to sell them. ( more than ours in acjc lehx, darren! =(( They own us like nothing. )
Of course, there are antique shops and boutiques and other weird shops. There was one selling India's incense and fashion too.
We settled dinner at a corner restaurant called Pottebelly and they have good sandwiches. I shared one with my dad. I guess the travelling and the hectic airport made us lose our appetite. So back to hotel for us and that's another day well spent.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Second day in Waterloo
Had breakfast in the hotel today. It was super good. The toast was good, the jam was delicious, the potatoes were the best! When I drank the apple juice I felt like I was munching on an apple!! Love it.
After breakfast we went to visit University Of Waterloo. My dad was meeting some people there. I got to go into one of their research labs and use the computer! But I was too lazy to blog. Sorry larx, maintaining a blog DOES require a lot of effort. I surfed the net to find places to go to. The students there recommended a park nearby, which I found out in the end was Waterloo Park. I've heard of it from a friend so was eager to go and check it out. The way there was simple. Just follow the railroad ( not the yellow brick road ).
We lunched at a korean-jap restaurant. Ate salmon again!! =) Just a nice and simple meal. After eating, I headed to Waterloo Park on my own. The air was really fresh and there were so many kinds of flowers on the way. Its strange why they call Singapore a garden city when I see so much more greenery here. Anyways, along the park was a mini-zoo. I was told that it did not contain any interesting animals so I gave it a miss the first time I passed it. Instead I came to Silver Lake at the end of the park. There were ducks, some owl-looking bird and swans. The swans werent afraid of people and came just right where I was standing at the edge of the lake. They obviously whined for food. I found some food-looking thing at the sides of the pool and fed it to them. It worked. Bad move though, they followed very closely behind me after that.
On the way back to the university, I again passed by the mini-zoo. Aware that I still had some time left, I decided to go in to have a look. It turns out they DID have something interesting. There was this albino peacock and peahen. When the peacock showed its tail feathers it was beautiful. Totally white, looks very clean. Heex. They had lamas, ponies, bambis (deer actually), pigs, guinea pigs, a giant tortoise, rabbits, chickens, goats and that's about it.
I went back to UW and off we went to Elora Gorge. We hiked there for half an hour and got loads of fresher fresh air and a cooling atmosphere. The rapids created reason for people to bring their round rubber tyres (not real car tyres of course) to float downstream. Camping here is really convenient. There are already "booths" (segregated by hedges) set up for people to set up their tents and even a bench for picnic including a fireplace for some. So cool.
After a bit of exercise, we ate dinner at a chinese restaurant called Lai Lai (brought over from Taiwan). The chinese food here reminds me of Singapore cos it was authentic and cooked with the exact same style as that of home. Only thing is, the portions are bigger than home and slightly oilier.
While on the way back to the hotel, we passed by a performance. Some uptown jazz festival thing. So cool! We dropped by for a while. Molly Johnson, apparent quite a well-known Jazz singer in Canada, was performing. Her voice was great. I would buy her album if I can find it in Singapore. The jazz music is just right for me, not too acid, not too heavy metal, just simple voice and accoustics. One interesting thing, the town people bring THEIR OWN CHAIRS to attend the "concert". We left at 10pm, ( we started watching at 9.00)
What a fruitful day. =)
After breakfast we went to visit University Of Waterloo. My dad was meeting some people there. I got to go into one of their research labs and use the computer! But I was too lazy to blog. Sorry larx, maintaining a blog DOES require a lot of effort. I surfed the net to find places to go to. The students there recommended a park nearby, which I found out in the end was Waterloo Park. I've heard of it from a friend so was eager to go and check it out. The way there was simple. Just follow the railroad ( not the yellow brick road ).
We lunched at a korean-jap restaurant. Ate salmon again!! =) Just a nice and simple meal. After eating, I headed to Waterloo Park on my own. The air was really fresh and there were so many kinds of flowers on the way. Its strange why they call Singapore a garden city when I see so much more greenery here. Anyways, along the park was a mini-zoo. I was told that it did not contain any interesting animals so I gave it a miss the first time I passed it. Instead I came to Silver Lake at the end of the park. There were ducks, some owl-looking bird and swans. The swans werent afraid of people and came just right where I was standing at the edge of the lake. They obviously whined for food. I found some food-looking thing at the sides of the pool and fed it to them. It worked. Bad move though, they followed very closely behind me after that.
On the way back to the university, I again passed by the mini-zoo. Aware that I still had some time left, I decided to go in to have a look. It turns out they DID have something interesting. There was this albino peacock and peahen. When the peacock showed its tail feathers it was beautiful. Totally white, looks very clean. Heex. They had lamas, ponies, bambis (deer actually), pigs, guinea pigs, a giant tortoise, rabbits, chickens, goats and that's about it.
I went back to UW and off we went to Elora Gorge. We hiked there for half an hour and got loads of fresher fresh air and a cooling atmosphere. The rapids created reason for people to bring their round rubber tyres (not real car tyres of course) to float downstream. Camping here is really convenient. There are already "booths" (segregated by hedges) set up for people to set up their tents and even a bench for picnic including a fireplace for some. So cool.
After a bit of exercise, we ate dinner at a chinese restaurant called Lai Lai (brought over from Taiwan). The chinese food here reminds me of Singapore cos it was authentic and cooked with the exact same style as that of home. Only thing is, the portions are bigger than home and slightly oilier.
While on the way back to the hotel, we passed by a performance. Some uptown jazz festival thing. So cool! We dropped by for a while. Molly Johnson, apparent quite a well-known Jazz singer in Canada, was performing. Her voice was great. I would buy her album if I can find it in Singapore. The jazz music is just right for me, not too acid, not too heavy metal, just simple voice and accoustics. One interesting thing, the town people bring THEIR OWN CHAIRS to attend the "concert". We left at 10pm, ( we started watching at 9.00)
What a fruitful day. =)
Friday, July 11, 2008
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!
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!
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Update of the Journey here to Toronto
As I havent got much time to blog (and I happen to have some now), this is the update of the 30 gruelling hours of travelling that got me here to Niagara Falls, Canada. The falls have credit for this too; when I got here, the view was so mesmerising I forgot all my previous complains of the tiring journey here. And so, I forgot to write about it when I first got the chance to blog. =)
Anyways,
It started at Changi Airport where I boarded UA 0896 (UA = United Airlines). This plane brought me to Hong Kong [some weird name airport, don't blame me Allena, blame the person who gave it it's name!] in the first part of the flight after 6 hours (it goes to Chicago). Not a very long flight.
Here I went straight to the check in area to transit. In the meantime, me and my dad grabbed a quick lunch at a Taiwan Beef Noodle restaurant (Hint hint! Calyn =p). It was sumptious -- it has received some gold award for its famous beef noodle, really good stuff. They gave free internet access to those who dine and I happily forgot to blog as I wasn't fully aware that I HAD a blog. So off I went to Chicago, America. This flight, however, took 13 LONG HOURS.
Same plane, UA 0896. Here I was given the panel seat, meaning that the movie screen was staring at me straight in the face. This seat has more space and leg room, but with the screen down, it's FREAKING hard to move out!! AND imagine the words on the screen so big u couldnt make out what the subtitles were. That was how bad it was for me. Seriously, it can be torturous. I had a hard time falling asleep due to the glare of the screen, though I did manage to watch 3 movies.
LUCKILY and FORTUNATELY, I sat next to a mother holding a 8-week-old baby, which made time on the plane pass more quickly. The baby's name is Zoe, a very cute name. Rebecca, Zoe's mum, was a friendly person who kept me quite involved in Zoe's activities; be it daiper changing or a slight cry. Oh! Zoe was quiet throughout the whole trip - she hardly cried and even if she did, it wouldn't wake anyone up. Real good girl.
The best thing was, I got to carry Zoe!! TWICE!
Eh, well.. The first time I carried her, she burst out crying. My fault! I was nervous! I think that was the loudest she ever cried on board. Ooops!
Then the second time it was so much better. I played her favourite game -- standing up and then sitting down (simple and fun) with her and she was more relaxed. Plus I kept pointing her mum out to her. It was really COOL. =))
Sadly, I only managed to get one picture with her and she was asleep. =(
But nevermind, I'll ask for some pictures and of course permission!, to put in this blog as a part of my journey.
Ok, so the plane landed on time despite having been delayed by 30mins. However, due to some stupid resistance of the Chicago airport that they will NOT transit our luggage, we had to wait patiently at the belt to collect them and re-check them in. They took forever!
Our waiting time for transit, which was 1hr 45mins, proved to be too short for the inefficient airport. By the time we got out of the arrival hall, re-checked ourselves into the check in area, rushed to the gate, it was CLOSED. Our plane leaves at 3.45pm and we got there at 3.41pm. The gate had JUST CLOSED! Man!
And the next flight was 2 hours later!! We were directed to the customer service area and they gave us our new tickets; we got to keep the old ones (well, they were deemed useless anyway. The gate WAS closed.)
By then we knew we were going to reach our hotel at 12am earliest. No choice. We HAD to wait. So we treated ourselves to pizza from Wolfgang Puck. Then we headed to our gate to wait and I slept for 1 hour. No luck with the internet access here either. All were pay-to-use portals. BOO!
Then 6.40pm came. We boarded UA 1110 -- a small plane with only two row of seats. I got the window seat this time but was too tired throughout the flight to take any photos. The took off here got delayed AGAIN due to some missing international clearance documents that someone overlooked (maybe the pilot?). The plane had left the boarding area and we had to go back there to collect the stuff. It took FOREVER. A few pieces of paper caused the flight to be delayed by 1 hour. Incredible.
We arrived at Toronto, Canada at 9.20pm and just look at how bright it is. (Don't you just agree its like 7.20pm? That's what I thought when the pilot announced the time. Apparently I got it wrong, it IS 9.20pm)
Here the luggage took forever, as expected. Those of you who think how great America or the West is, think again. They can be really ineffecient many a times. (and problematic when it comes to systems)
yet to finish this...
Anyways,
It started at Changi Airport where I boarded UA 0896 (UA = United Airlines). This plane brought me to Hong Kong [some weird name airport, don't blame me Allena, blame the person who gave it it's name!] in the first part of the flight after 6 hours (it goes to Chicago). Not a very long flight.
Here I went straight to the check in area to transit. In the meantime, me and my dad grabbed a quick lunch at a Taiwan Beef Noodle restaurant (Hint hint! Calyn =p). It was sumptious -- it has received some gold award for its famous beef noodle, really good stuff. They gave free internet access to those who dine and I happily forgot to blog as I wasn't fully aware that I HAD a blog. So off I went to Chicago, America. This flight, however, took 13 LONG HOURS.
Same plane, UA 0896. Here I was given the panel seat, meaning that the movie screen was staring at me straight in the face. This seat has more space and leg room, but with the screen down, it's FREAKING hard to move out!! AND imagine the words on the screen so big u couldnt make out what the subtitles were. That was how bad it was for me. Seriously, it can be torturous. I had a hard time falling asleep due to the glare of the screen, though I did manage to watch 3 movies.
LUCKILY and FORTUNATELY, I sat next to a mother holding a 8-week-old baby, which made time on the plane pass more quickly. The baby's name is Zoe, a very cute name. Rebecca, Zoe's mum, was a friendly person who kept me quite involved in Zoe's activities; be it daiper changing or a slight cry. Oh! Zoe was quiet throughout the whole trip - she hardly cried and even if she did, it wouldn't wake anyone up. Real good girl.
The best thing was, I got to carry Zoe!! TWICE!
Eh, well.. The first time I carried her, she burst out crying. My fault! I was nervous! I think that was the loudest she ever cried on board. Ooops!
Then the second time it was so much better. I played her favourite game -- standing up and then sitting down (simple and fun) with her and she was more relaxed. Plus I kept pointing her mum out to her. It was really COOL. =))
Sadly, I only managed to get one picture with her and she was asleep. =(
But nevermind, I'll ask for some pictures and of course permission!, to put in this blog as a part of my journey.
Ok, so the plane landed on time despite having been delayed by 30mins. However, due to some stupid resistance of the Chicago airport that they will NOT transit our luggage, we had to wait patiently at the belt to collect them and re-check them in. They took forever!
Our waiting time for transit, which was 1hr 45mins, proved to be too short for the inefficient airport. By the time we got out of the arrival hall, re-checked ourselves into the check in area, rushed to the gate, it was CLOSED. Our plane leaves at 3.45pm and we got there at 3.41pm. The gate had JUST CLOSED! Man!
And the next flight was 2 hours later!! We were directed to the customer service area and they gave us our new tickets; we got to keep the old ones (well, they were deemed useless anyway. The gate WAS closed.)
By then we knew we were going to reach our hotel at 12am earliest. No choice. We HAD to wait. So we treated ourselves to pizza from Wolfgang Puck. Then we headed to our gate to wait and I slept for 1 hour. No luck with the internet access here either. All were pay-to-use portals. BOO!
Then 6.40pm came. We boarded UA 1110 -- a small plane with only two row of seats. I got the window seat this time but was too tired throughout the flight to take any photos. The took off here got delayed AGAIN due to some missing international clearance documents that someone overlooked (maybe the pilot?). The plane had left the boarding area and we had to go back there to collect the stuff. It took FOREVER. A few pieces of paper caused the flight to be delayed by 1 hour. Incredible.
We arrived at Toronto, Canada at 9.20pm and just look at how bright it is. (Don't you just agree its like 7.20pm? That's what I thought when the pilot announced the time. Apparently I got it wrong, it IS 9.20pm)
Here the luggage took forever, as expected. Those of you who think how great America or the West is, think again. They can be really ineffecient many a times. (and problematic when it comes to systems)
yet to finish this...
Second Day at the Falls
I went on a day tour today to get the most out of my stay here. It starts from my hotel and lasted about 5 hours. Our first stop was the Skylon Tower, the tallest building here! (Not for long though, Hilton hotel is building a 59-storey extension; 4 levels higher than the Skylon Tower)
The view from up high is really great. But picture-wise, its not as wonderful. They have put up metal fences as precautionary measures. Nonetheless, I've not been detered! =)
However, with the sun behind me, its hard to take a picture that isnt exposed. This is the best I could get.
Next: Canadian Plaza (or something like that)
Lunchtime! I had pizza and pretzel. On the way here we passed by many bed and breakfast hotels, B&B in short, and many of them are really SPECIAL. Here are some I caught on the camera. Oh! And my lunch of course. =p
Last Stop: Maid of the Mists
As they like to say, leave the best for the last. Indeed, this ride is the BEST of this tour. Everyone who's been here says that this ride is A MUST! Otherwise, you wouldn't have been to Niagara falls.
This boat brings us up-close to the falls, going strongly against the water currents to let us "enjoy" all the mist we can get. I sure did "enjoy" a lot of it. This is a picture of me (with a VERY sheepish look) after getting totally drenched and soaked from the falls.
WELL, with the falls right above you, who can avoid getting wet?! But i DID dash up to the top of the boat once I got on. Heex. I'm here anyway, might as well go all the way and savour the moment while I can.
The tour has really been very entertaining. Out tour guide has told us MANY stories during the trip as well as shown us articles and pictures of all the unbelievable events that occurred here, including the daredevil stunts (an old woman went DOWN the falls in a barrel together with her cat) when many tempted fate.
Disclaimer: For all those who see this post without the pictures, SORRY! I haven't uploaded the pictures yet but will do so ASAP when I get a chance to. Just be patient, yeah? =)
The view from up high is really great. But picture-wise, its not as wonderful. They have put up metal fences as precautionary measures. Nonetheless, I've not been detered! =)
However, with the sun behind me, its hard to take a picture that isnt exposed. This is the best I could get.
Second stop : Journey Behind the Falls.
This attraction brings us right at the spot where the river just begins to fall over the edge. We are given ponchos to avoid getting drenched -- though with that on, it's still hard not to get wet. These are some pictures I got from the portals, and the outdoor balcony. (The falls are really close - we can practically touch the water. But the wind currents are just too strong for us to get near; I felt that I could have been blown away if it got any stronger!)
This attraction brings us right at the spot where the river just begins to fall over the edge. We are given ponchos to avoid getting drenched -- though with that on, it's still hard not to get wet. These are some pictures I got from the portals, and the outdoor balcony. (The falls are really close - we can practically touch the water. But the wind currents are just too strong for us to get near; I felt that I could have been blown away if it got any stronger!)
Next: Canadian Plaza (or something like that)
Lunchtime! I had pizza and pretzel. On the way here we passed by many bed and breakfast hotels, B&B in short, and many of them are really SPECIAL. Here are some I caught on the camera. Oh! And my lunch of course. =p
We're off again! Butterfly Conservation.
This is like the Zoo's Butterfly Parks, just more colours, shapes and sizes. Some stopped on us (sadly only one on me and only for a split of a second) and here are the different butterflies that didn't fly away before I snapped.
This is like the Zoo's Butterfly Parks, just more colours, shapes and sizes. Some stopped on us (sadly only one on me and only for a split of a second) and here are the different butterflies that didn't fly away before I snapped.
Last Stop: Maid of the Mists
As they like to say, leave the best for the last. Indeed, this ride is the BEST of this tour. Everyone who's been here says that this ride is A MUST! Otherwise, you wouldn't have been to Niagara falls.
This boat brings us up-close to the falls, going strongly against the water currents to let us "enjoy" all the mist we can get. I sure did "enjoy" a lot of it. This is a picture of me (with a VERY sheepish look) after getting totally drenched and soaked from the falls.
WELL, with the falls right above you, who can avoid getting wet?! But i DID dash up to the top of the boat once I got on. Heex. I'm here anyway, might as well go all the way and savour the moment while I can.
The tour has really been very entertaining. Out tour guide has told us MANY stories during the trip as well as shown us articles and pictures of all the unbelievable events that occurred here, including the daredevil stunts (an old woman went DOWN the falls in a barrel together with her cat) when many tempted fate.
Disclaimer: For all those who see this post without the pictures, SORRY! I haven't uploaded the pictures yet but will do so ASAP when I get a chance to. Just be patient, yeah? =)
Monday, July 7, 2008
First Post since I arrived at Toronto!
Hihi!! Long time no see. It's been a good 2 days since I've left Singapore and 1 day since I've arrived at Toronto, Canada, or more specifically, Niagara Falls! I spent 30 long hours travelling -- getting onto airplanes, getting off, waiting to transit and getting on again. In between I did miss a flight at Chicago airport, due to their refusal to transit our luggage. But we were back on track 2 hours later.
Since I do not have much time to blog now, I'll touch on the main point.
NIAGARA FALLS IS SO BEAUTIFUL!
This is the American falls though, cos America is just opposite the river!
The Canadian Horseshoe falls is even BETTER!!
The boat you see in the pictures is called the Maid of the Mist, one of the main (and very important) attractions here at Niagara Falls.
For those of you who are worried that I have not taken enough pictures, don't be. In my short walk of about 3 hours, I took about 250 pictures, not including the videos!
Since I do not have much time to blog now, I'll touch on the main point.
NIAGARA FALLS IS SO BEAUTIFUL!
There is a rainbow that walks alongside you when u stroll down the river banks next to the falls. It seriously follows you. =)
I had some time to walk by the falls today and the view is really breath-taking. I've tried to upload some pictures onto the blog but for some weird reason it doesn't work ( in the end i realised i did not check the box which said "I agree to the terms and conditions", no wonder ). But not to worry, they're coming back with me to Singapore. =)
Hmm.. More on the falls. The coolest thing is, I can see the horseshoe falls of Canada right from my hotel room. Look at this:
The falls from my window. So amazing.
My hearty breakfast with a VERY GOOD scenic view. =)
Nearer the falls, it is even more i-dunno-how-to-say-but-it-just-rocks! (Magnificent, mesmerising, amazing, fantastic, wonderful, great, pretty, majestic, beautiful, elegant..) I just stood in awe.
See for yourself!
This is the American falls though, cos America is just opposite the river!
The Canadian Horseshoe falls is even BETTER!!
The boat you see in the pictures is called the Maid of the Mist, one of the main (and very important) attractions here at Niagara Falls.
For those of you who are worried that I have not taken enough pictures, don't be. In my short walk of about 3 hours, I took about 250 pictures, not including the videos!
Saturday, July 5, 2008
My new blog! =)
Hi hi. Welcome to lynxcat's new blog.
As most of you know, I'm going to America in 12 hours' time! And so as to update you guys without being online forever and sounding like a tape recorder (repeating the story again AND again to everyone), I've decided to create a blog. =)
Anw, my plane is leaving for Toronto, Canada at 6am on Sunday and reaching at 6.30pm (canadian time). My first stop would be Niagara Falls. Oh man, I cant wait!! I promised to take TONS of photos and be assured I will.
As most of you know, I'm going to America in 12 hours' time! And so as to update you guys without being online forever and sounding like a tape recorder (repeating the story again AND again to everyone), I've decided to create a blog. =)
Anw, my plane is leaving for Toronto, Canada at 6am on Sunday and reaching at 6.30pm (canadian time). My first stop would be Niagara Falls. Oh man, I cant wait!! I promised to take TONS of photos and be assured I will.
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