It is no wonder that Niagara Falls is one of the natural wonders in the world. After been there and experienced the fury of the falls and the thunderous rush of white water over the horseshoe fall in the Maid of the Mist tour and the Journey of the falls, I am glad that I decided to make this trip despite my bigger tummy and the cold fall weather hovering at 10 deg C.
Having heard from a friend who has made the trip earlier in Sept, we were definitely being ultra kiasu in terms of packing. Just for Ry alone, I had packed in 4 sets of clothes, 1 winter jacket, 1 fleece jacket and 1 pullover for him for a 3 days 2 nights trip, afraid that he would be soaked wet when taking the boat tour and getting cold in the ever-changing weather. In the end, only 2 sets of his clothes were used in addition to the new winter jacket and fleece jacket. We have forgotten that we are actually aclimatised to the cold weather here in Boston and hence not too afraid of the cold. Also, we did not get too wet in the boat tour as well. I guess that being parents made us more paranoid and careful when it comes to our kids.
Ry definitely enjoyed himself during the tour except when it came to putting on the poncho for both the tours. I guessed he felt weird with the plastic sheet over him and did not like the effects of the water mist falling on him. It was real funny when he kept sticking out his tongue to taste the water droplets when we took the boat tour towards the fall. Also, during our flight to Buffalo on Friday evening, Ry impressed the lady passenger in front of us by showing his angelic and cute side that she gave a brand new lobster hand puppet to him. Although we kept refusing her kindgesture but upon her earnest insistence, Ry has a new addition to his toy collection now and a new toy to play with throughout the journey.
On the whole, both K and I were exhausted after exploring the whole of Ontario side of the fall the whole of Sat so we basically did not check out much of the American side on Sun despite the clearer sky. The rainbow bridge and the custom definitely reminded us of our Causeway at Woodlands checkpoint. We were also pretty surprised by the quality of the Chinese food at the Canadian side. They are definitely more authentic and better that those served in Boston:)
Our first family portrait in the middle of the rainbow bridge between Canada and America.
The horseshoe fall and the mist generated from the power of the water.
Ry is soundly asleep in his stroller while we admire the beauty of the American Falls.
We are standing behind the horseshoe falls.
Taking a snack break.
Maid of the mist boat ride. This poncho fits better than the yellow one.
Ry's yellow jacket totally match the yellow car in front of Planet Hollywood.
The Clifton Hill behind us with all the different theme parks, horror museums, wax museum and various interesting shops. 
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