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His first trip to Canada

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Having finished looking at Niagara Falls from the New York side, we took our grandson on his first trip to Canada. Going to Canada is not like it used to be when I was young.  My wife and I had to have passports. Our grandson did not have to have a passport because of his age, but because we were grandparents instead of parents, we were required to have his birth certificate, a photo  id of him and a notarized letter from his mother giving us permission to take him out of the country.

It can take a while to get through the border crossing process.

After getting through, we did what everyone going to Canada does. A haunted house. Who could pass that up?

We had fun and I made him walk in front of me.  We then walked through the gardens. They are beautiful and were the way I remembered them when I was there fifty some years ago.

Being his first trip to Canada, we had to eat some place. We went to the Secret Garden Restaurant.

They have good food and a great view of the falls. Speaking of the food.

Someone told me they have good Ice-Cream drinks. The ice cream was a bit cold and it being his first trip to Canada we went to the gift shop and found a nice shirt.

Yes, we ordered him chicken again.

My wife had a nice salade.

No, I’m not eating healthy that is a ham and cheese croissant. Someone else at the table got the watermelon.  

After the meal, we walked around looking at views of the falls.

Who would have thought on his first trip to Canada, he would have run into an old friend? They have a giant Hersey store. We had to limit ourselves.

Exploring Niagara Falls

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Exploring Niagara Falls with our grandson was great. Fall is a great time to travel in the northern states and even more so if you can get in upper New York and new England. We drove all day and got there with some time to spend looking at the falls before night.

We looked around the area closes to the park entrance. My wife and I had been to Niagara Falls before but it was our grandson’s first time to see the falls and he really enjoyed it. It’s fun exploring Niagara Falls even at the park entrance with a lot to see and do. Having traveled all day, we were all hungry and looking for a restaurant.

We soon found one that we thought everyone would enjoy.

Some of us enjoyed it more than others. The Hard Rock Cafe at Niagara Falls played a lot of older songs that I enjoyed and my grandson did not know. The food was good like it is at all Hard Rocks. I was told the desserts were really good.

After a good meal we went back across the street for more exploring Niagara Falls at night. 

AS great as it is to see the falls in the light of day, the night is a must see. The falls are lit up and it adds magic to the view. After the long drive, the good meal and the night views, we went back to the hotel. The Hampton Inn Niagara Falls was a great place to stay rooms were clean and the free breakfast was good. Just a note there are two Hampton Inns be sure to get the one near the falls.  We went to sleep fast because we knew the next day, we would be busy exploring Niagara Falls.