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Niagara Falls is a short excursion from Toronto, an easy day trip. 

Unfortunately, we got caught up in an interminable traffic queue, waiting to cross the US border, one car every ten minutes, or so it seemed.  If I hadn't left the road and taken off over the grass we'd be there still (it was a fully insured rental). 

We've both been to Niagara before, in pervious lives, and as we've just been to Victoria Falls (see here...) and earlier been to Iguassu (see here...), we knew what to expect.  But we like big waterfalls, they still impress us, up close and personal. 

In this case, it's a great lake pouring over a cliff. Spectacular. If you haven't been - go.

 

 

What didn't impress was the crush of people, pushing in front and waving an arm across the lens, pointing, just as you took a photo. The world is definitely getting ridiculously overcrowded.  In the end, we didn't stay long and set out for Kingston, well before dark, ready for our drive to Ottawa the next day.

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