++ NIAGARA '98 ++

This is the 11 March 2005 edition of this page showing the outline of this fabulous Trip to Niagara and Toronto and includes some digital photos taken there.



OCTOBER: NIAGARA AND TORONTO.

 This was impressive although can't compare with the raw beauty of Iceland.

Some of the interesting points were, in October 1998:-

Date  .......     Travel/visits           .......    Sleep
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9October(Friday) Coach from Malvern Link          
                 Flight from Birmingham      "Days Inn
                 CM328, a B757,                   Downtown
                 Arr TORONTO 10.25hrs              Hotel"
                 Coach tour of city              Toronto
                 Transfer to hotel

10             Underground to Union Station. 
                 The preparations, done at home,
               for Toronto exploration showed
               that there are park areas near
               Lake Ontario - and THAT was 
               probably the best place to be.        Ditto
               On arrival there, it proved to
               be true for us country lovers who
               dislike towns. That 'underground'
               was to be our 'escape route' to the
               Lake!!
               Boardwalk around Lake  Ontario   
                (Northern Shore)- included
               ExhibnPark & Canadian
               National Exhibition. Then
               back to Hotel
     
Icedome near CN Tower.

11             The Icedome, near the foot of the CN Tower,
		proved to be a VERY
               interesting strucure, being a 
               multilevel multi-sports arena.
               The tour would have taken too much
               time, but I found that by looking 
               in detail at the marvellous plans in
               the foyer, one could make a MIND-TOUR
               on one's own without time and 
               expense of guides.
               Also did own CN Tower previews.
               'Harbour Fest' activities.           Ditto
               MacIntyre's C&W/Folk
                 Band.ExhibnPark &
               Canadian
               National Exhibition




CN Tower shot.


The fabulous CN Tower!"



12            Visit up the 
                World's tallest ( 1815')
                 structure, the CNTower.          Ditto
               Misc walks etc by Lake
                 Ontario on Islands!
  
13               Coach   to  Niagara-on- 
               the-Lake   shores of
                  Lake Ontario. (Walks
                  there!)
               Lush fruit-growing       "Skyline Brock Hotel"
                  district & Whirlpool       Niagara
                  areas.
               Coach to Niagara Falls.




Whirlpool shot.



WhirlPool area (enroute to Falls)


               IMax Theatre.
               First walks and photos.





First shot.


Horseshoe Falls, Niagara




 14        Canadian  and American 
             parts of Niagara                Ditto
          "Maid of the Mist" boat
             trip at base of  Falls.
15        Last-minute sightseeing
             in Niagara.
          Walked to USA over
             bridge.
          Further use of People-
             Mover buses.
          Coach to Toronto.                  Plane
          Flight (CM327) from
          Toronto at   18.15 hrs

16        Arr Birmingham 0615hrs
          Coach to Malvern                   Malvern







 OVERALL  IMPRESSIONS OF NIAGARA & TORONTO

 


Toronto, for a 'country-boy' like me, is just another city! However, by analysing the maps before travelling, 
it was possible to find 'desirable' stretches like the 'walking' options around the delightful Lake Ontario. A quick 
underground trip from near the hotel took us quickly to near the Lake. From then on, it was pure pleasure.



Furthermore, by catching boats, one could get to - and ENJOY even more - the walks on the close-by islands. The 
seascapes and walks made the desirable contrast to 'just another city'.


The CANADIAN Niagara Falls was an awesome and beautiful display of nature. Far more impressive than the
American Niagara, the Canadian Horseshoe Falls were close to them and both were simultaneously visible to anyone with
wide-angle eyes!! 


Both Niagaras were inferior as a 'spectacle' to Iceland's Gullfoss - but one could FEEL the POWER of Niagara
which is reduced nowadays to decelerate the erosion process. Mind you, without 'erosion', the 'Horseshoe' could
not have been created!!
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