Niagara Falls, Ontario CANADA - July 1

Rating - 7.113

Warning - July 1 is CANADA DAY and the place is swarmed with people looking to celebrate by walking very slowing on the streets around the falls....no one seems to care that it is PACKED with PEOPLE.....

I had no idea....it was not too bad crossing the border (we choose furthest East - about 1/2 hour drive to the Falls)...and it was not bad checking into the Embassy Suites (http://talesfromtheroad-mwalno.blogspot.com/2010/07/embassy-suites-fallsview-niagara-falls.html) .......and it was not so bad at the Keg (http://talesfromtheroad-mwalno.blogspot.com/2010/07/keg-niagara-falls-on-july-1.html ) where we had dinner....but it was BAD when we took the short walk to the Falls.

It was PACKED and hard to walk....we were trying to get down to the Maid of the Mist ( http://talesfromtheroad-mwalno.blogspot.com/2010/07/maid-of-mist-niagara-falls-on-july-2.html)...and it took over an hour.....by the time we got there it was closed (closes at 8 pm) so we walked over to the Skywheel ( http://talesfromtheroad-mwalno.blogspot.com/2010/07/niagara-skywheel-niagara-falls-on-july.html)  which was a RIP OFF...

Then we went back to our favorite place for a night cap and some ice cream at Edgewaters Tap and Grill ( http://talesfromtheroad-mwalno.blogspot.com/2010/07/edgewaters-tap-and-grill-niagara-falls.html) where we watched the fireworks....they were short (about 12 minutes) and not that great......lots of people had sat out all night to get prime viewing spots and I bet they felt really STUPID....especially with all the crowds trying to get back to their hotels afterward.

After breakfast the next morning, we headed back to the Maid of the Mist, and then back to the hotel to head back to the crossing.  Our bellman suggested we not try the bridge back to the USA right in the City, so we took the 1/2 hour ride back to the one we came in on...and hit a horrible line.  It looked worst than it did and we got through in about 50 minutes...the TSA guy said it was over a 2 hour wait the day before.....

So BEWARE if its CANADA DAY!!!!!!!!!!