Saturday afternoon we went for for a little drive to Niagara Falls. I took along Paige, Olivia and Cookie. I figured those two little girls had never been anywhere yet, and having originally come from Egypt where it's always hot and dry, they might appreciate seeing a huge waterfall in the dead of winter. Well, maybe not 'dead of winter', as it was almost mid March.
When we go to Niagara Falls, we always get off the highway and go to Niagara on the Lake first....
When we go to Niagara Falls, we always get off the highway and go to Niagara on the Lake first....
It's a quaint old town pretty much directly south of us across Lake Ontario, on the mouth of the Niagara River. We parked and got out to explore a park along the lake...
The Spring thaw was well underway....
But there was a very strong, cold wind blowing in from across the lake....
"What's that over there??" asked Cookie...
"That's an old Fort. That's the United States over there, and they built that a couple of hundred years ago, in case the British up here might decide to invade. We have a fort on our side too, a bit further along the river, right across from them, on the other side of town."
"So I guess we weren't always friends with the Americans then?"
"Not back in the early 1800's."
Next stop was Queenston Heights, where there is a monument to Sir Isaac Brock, commander of the British forces, who drove back the Americans in the War of 1812.
"If it wasn't for him, we would have been part of the United States."
Next stop was Queenston Heights, where there is a monument to Sir Isaac Brock, commander of the British forces, who drove back the Americans in the War of 1812.
"If it wasn't for him, we would have been part of the United States."
Queenston Heights is high up on the edge of the Niagara escarpment, with a view down over the Niagara River....
"Let's get back in the car. Next stop is the Falls!"
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