Niagara Falls, situated in Ontario, Canada and New York state, USA it is not only a source of beauty in all the four seasons, but also a source of Hydro-electric power. I have visited this place many times in the last 40 years. The first one was in February about 40 years ago. I was a student at the University of Toronto and I organized a bus tour to the Falls. The then International student center Director Kay Riddell and her admin. staff thought, being winter, the bus would be empty. On the contrary, it was more than full. It was bitter cold. It was ice and snow literally everywhere. I was new from India, that too from the hot area of Andhra Pradesh. I wore some insulated pants under my saree, double socks, heavy boots, woolen cap, heavy coat and in spite of all this, I could not stand in one place for more than one minute. But it was exciting and adventurous! I heard about Niagara as being one of the natural wonders of the world. Finally I got to see it.
There are tons of websites you can look into for information about what to see etc. Also, in my India blog, I have one post where Mohan visits us and we take him to the Falls!! But 40 years ago, it was very different and I did not have a camera with me.
Every one praised my efforts and success of the trip.
On the American side, during my subsequent visits, I enjoyed the boat rides on 'The maid of the mist'
The rainbow is awesome and I got to see it everytime!!
The Wikipedia sites I have linked in this post are very good source for details and photographs.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)