Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Niagara Falls

It was my birthday this month and my lovely hubby surprised me by taking me away to Niagara Falls, Canada for a couple of days.  Our hairy baby Dexter was put into boarding so we could have a break from him and him from us and off we set last Monday morning.  As most of the world knows the US has been suffering from an unbearably heat wave.  We arrived in the afternoon in Canada with the temperatures in the mid 90’sF and after checking into our hotel, which was amazing, we walked down to the falls and gladly got relief from the spray coming off the falls.  I think everyone else had the same idea as it was packed.

Our hotel was a tower which was built in the 60’s as one of the first modern Observation towers of the falls.  It looks like a really tall airport control tower.  It was interesting being in Canada as it’s very similar to Britain, as in the queen is on the money, they seem to have more of our food brands we’re use to and the people are very laid back.

We got to go on the Maid of the Mist.  We decided against wearing the rain macs as it would’ve been like wearing a portable greenhouse.  We did get soaking wet but it was a welcome thing and we pretty much immediately dried off in the incredible heat. 

On my actual birthday we had a meal at the hotel restaurant which was on the 26th floor overlooking the falls.  We had the best seat in the place and the food was amazing.  Go to the Pinnacle at the Tower Hotel

We took lots of photos all of which are below.DSC03548

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Left: The view from our hotel room                                    Right: The short walk down to the falls

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                   Left: The American Falls                                                       Right: The Horseshoe Falls

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Left: Hubby

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DSC03565DSC03568DSC03570Left: Us getting wet in the spray.       Middle:  The Tower Hotel where we stayed.           Right: The Falls

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Left: Sunset over Canada             Middle: The Streets below                        Right: On the Maid of the Mist

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Left: American Falls                                Middle: Horseshoe Falls                       Right: The Bridal Veil Fall

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Left: Over the edge                              Middle: My birthday drink           Right: Our table in the restaurant.

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Left: The big Tower                                         Middle: The incline Railway                           Right: The falls lit up.

Thanks for reading!

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

LAST CHANCE SALE

Over on my Etsy Shop I will be soon listing some items that will be hugely discounted to free up more space in my studio. Phone cases, purses, and Dexter Doggy Bags will be in the mix.

Apologies for not writing of late, but we have come to the decision to move back to England at the end of the summer, so lots of decision making and planning has been going on which makes your head spin when you normally move and even more so when it's an international move!

So please visit my shop soon, as I need room to pack!

Below some items already reduced!