Canada, August 2014

Here are ten photos taken in Toronto and Niagara Falls, August 2014 during our round trip of Lake Ontario.

Toronto

A view of the Toronto waterfront, taken from the tourist boat trip to Toronto islands.

In the middle of all the skyscraping condos is the old roundhouse, part of which is now a brewery, I believe. The other part is the Toronto Railway Heritage Centre which looked really out of place among the shiny steel and glass surroundings.

Here's a view at dusk from the CN Tower. We had a meal in the rotating restaurant there which was incredibly expensive and, to be honest, not that good. The view, however, was spectacular.

It was very difficult to take photos because the lights inside were reflecting off the windows. Pressing the lens right up against the glass didn't help much because they still reflected off the outer pane of double glazing. This one was taken near a pillar which minimised reflections.

Niagara Falls

Here's the view from our hotel window. Yes, it did cost a fortune. Parking, breakfast and Internet were extra...

That's the USA across the water. The American falls are to the left, the Horseshoe falls on the right. The bridge between Canada and the USA can be seen on the left.

You can get really close...

At night the falls are illuminated from the Canadian side with Xenon lights. This is the American falls.

The American falls by day. The 'Hornblower' boat operates from the Canadian side and sails into the Horseshoe falls.

This is the view from the American side looking over to Canada. We were staying in the curved hotel second from left.

A view looking across the American falls towards a viewing platform.

The 'Maid of the Mist' operates from the American side, despite the flag...

Niagara Falls is a fantastic place. I bet it would have been even better 200 years ago before it was commercialised.

On balance, the Canadian side offers better views and facilities than the American side although it's good to see it from both perspectives.

It's a fantastic place!