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2 Different Experiences at the Niagara Falls!

Approaching Horseshoe Falls Niagara Falls via Maid of the Mist Ferry

“Yay! The motel we are going to stay is super near the airport! We can walk there and save money!”

To our horror, we arrived at the “wrong” airport at Niagara Falls, NY! (I blame the auto-complete function on most websites these days). Our trips have usually been well-planned and without hiccups, but this time round, we got to experience the mistake possibly many travellers made when they choose to fly to visit Niagara Falls.

I knew Niagara Falls was in Buffalo…so when I had to select the flight from Las Vegas and did not know which airport to go, I typed in “Buffalo”, and the auto-complete function “told” me that I will land in Buffalo Airport. We arrived there and was looking forwards to the walk to our motel when we discovered that we are more than 70km away from it!!!

The nice old man at the information counter produced a map and gave us our bearings. We were supposed to fly into Niagara Falls International Airport, not Buffalo Airport!!! He then told us there was a bus that comes every 45mins and it would cost us about USD20 per ticket to get to Niagara Falls State Park. We panicked as we happened to miss the last bus (and it was already 4pm). So we did some calculations and we decided to rent a car instead.

But it wasn’t easy either. Tom had to go from counter to counter to check what were the available cars left for the day. Thank the Lord there was a economy car at Hertz going for USD50/day! It was the only small car left at the airport. Phew~

We quickly loaded our luggage and relied on the GPS to get to our accommodation for the night – Swiss Cottage Inns. We drove across this bridge…

Bridge to cross to Niagara Falls
Bridge to cross to Niagara Falls

before we arrived at our motel…

Swiss Cottage Inns enroute to Niagara Falls
Swiss Cottage Inns enroute to Niagara Falls

The motel “boasted” of an outdoor swimming pool, a microwave in the room (that is how we heated up our leftover buffalo wings; see Original Buffalo Wings post), and provided pastries for breakfast.

Decent bed with microwave and fridge @ Swiss Cottage Inns
Decent bed with microwave and fridge @ Swiss Cottage Inns
Outdoor Swimming pool @ Swiss Cottage Inns
Outdoor Swimming pool @ Swiss Cottage Inns

The friendly owner told us about the fireworks on Fri/Sat nights during the summer months. As we arrived on a Friday and we rented a car, we were excited to catch the fireworks!

We parked at Seneca Casino, hoping to enjoy the buffet dinner but we were denied entry because we left our passports in the motel. Tom was totally devastated and we made our way to the State Park. We managed to grab a bite at the food court.

Seneca Casino @ Niagara Falls (USA side)
Seneca Casino @ Niagara Falls (USA side)

With a full stomach, we leisurely strolled down to the Falls. We could hear the loud roar and we enjoyed the cool breeze and mist as we approached it. The rapids looked amazing and mystical with the special lightings. Finally, we reached the Falls, and hurried to get a good spot for the fireworks. What a great way to end our first night at Niagara Falls! 🙂

Rapids before the Niagara Falls
Rapids before the Niagara Falls
Illuminated American Falls (Niagara Falls at Night)
Illuminated American Falls (Niagara Falls at Night)


Niagara Falls Lights Up with Fireworks!

Day 2 @ Niagara Falls

We were planning to take a ride on the Maid of the Mist, and as “kiasu” (scared of losing out) Singaporeans, we woke up early to ensure that we were the first few at the ticketing counter. The ticket costs USD13.50 for each adult ticket. We thoroughly enjoyed our ride even though it left us cold and wet. The Falls was truly majestic and we felt energized as we left the boat.

Maid of the Mist (USA side of Niagara Falls)
Maid of the Mist (USA side of Niagara Falls)
Tourists @ Maid of the Mist (Niagara Falls USA)
Tourists @ Maid of the Mist (Niagara Falls USA)
Approaching Horseshoe Falls Niagara Falls via Maid of the Mist Ferry
Approaching Horseshoe Falls Niagara Falls via Maid of the Mist Ferry
Awesome American Falls (Niagara Falls as seen from Maid of the Mist)
Awesome American Falls (Niagara Falls as seen from Maid of the Mist)

We then spend the morning lazing on the grass, having a small picnic (ice cream and chips!) and challenging each other in a round of word game that cannot be named. We even managed to catch a pretty rainbow! (where is my pot of gold? :P) Visiting the Niagara Falls in the day and in the night indeed allowed us to experience two unique and wonderful aspects of the majestic Niagara Falls!

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Rainbow Bridge: Canada to USA
Rainbow Bridge: Canada to USA


Pretty Rainbow across Niagara Falls

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