It all started on the middle of October of last year. We didn’t know that due to the low temperatures, some of the attractions of Niagara Falls close until spring. So we decided to go before they closed. We were eight students from different countries.
Two Spaniards, two Mexicans, a Scottish, a Bulgarian, a French, and a Dutch. We decided to go Thursday night and return to Boston on Saturday.
We drove all of Thursday night for eight hours and arrived at Buffalo on Friday morning. Even though the road was nice, the weather conditions were horrible and it rained the entire night. We had to drive very slowly in order to get to Buffalo safely. When we arrived, we checked in at the hostel that we had booked in Buffalo, which is the city closest to Niagara Falls. We arrived there at 9 a.m. and decided to take a nap in order to visit the Falls a few hours later. At 1 p.m. we went to Niagara Falls, which is just 30 minutes away from Buffalo and we parked the SUVs there. We took the tour on the American side. Since we had already traveled so far, we decided we might as well take the boat tour that would get us closest to the Falls so that we could take some pictures.
Two Spaniards, two Mexicans, a Scottish, a Bulgarian, a French, and a Dutch. We decided to go Thursday night and return to Boston on Saturday.
We drove all of Thursday night for eight hours and arrived at Buffalo on Friday morning. Even though the road was nice, the weather conditions were horrible and it rained the entire night. We had to drive very slowly in order to get to Buffalo safely. When we arrived, we checked in at the hostel that we had booked in Buffalo, which is the city closest to Niagara Falls. We arrived there at 9 a.m. and decided to take a nap in order to visit the Falls a few hours later. At 1 p.m. we went to Niagara Falls, which is just 30 minutes away from Buffalo and we parked the SUVs there. We took the tour on the American side. Since we had already traveled so far, we decided we might as well take the boat tour that would get us closest to the Falls so that we could take some pictures.
Our experience on the boat was amazing. We got on the boat and we got funny pink ponchos due to an advertising campaign about breast cancer. When the boat was approaching the waterfalls, the mist did its job and we got all wet even though we had our ponchos on. The view was just spectacular and we were all very impressed by the size of Niagara Falls. The tour was the best part of the trip and it was worth the eight hour drive from Boston. We finished our tour and went to the official store to get some rest, as we were still tired.
  We went to TGI Fridays to eat, and the service was extremely slow because the city was empty, it looked as if it was a ghost city because it seemed as though we were the only people there. The streets were empty, with the exception of a couple of tourists and local people. We went back to the hostel and drank some beers while we shared our experiences with everyone when. We decided to go to the famous restaurant where the buffalo chicken wings got famous and order wings, of course, with pizza. Next morning the group was divided in two, as one car decided to continue the trip onto Toronto and the other car went back to Boston. I arrived at Boston Saturday night exhausted, but I assure you, I will never forget our amazing experience at Niagara Falls. |
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