We arrived at the Greyhound station close by Niagara Falls, and walked straight to the closest attraction from the Niagara Falls Adventure Pass package:
It was a chilly day, and the White Water Walk that we wanted to do first didn’t seem that busy. After taking an elevator down to the wooden boardwalk, we could explore the path along the Class 6 rapids. It was frustrating waiting for some of our fellow tourists to take their photos. How many different poses and angles of yourself do you really need? This was a nice 30 minute walk, with lots of breaks for photos and waiting for our turn to take photos.
We then went to the Aero Car that goes over the whirlpool at the end of the rapids:
Usually, the Adventure Pass Classic that we got wouldn’t include the Aero Car, but because one of the other ones on the list were closed, they added this one for us instead. Score. Pretty sweet views.
We were pretty pooped by then, and thank goodness the pass includes bus fares for the WEGO bus.
Hopped on the bus to the stop closes to the Best Western that we had purchased Groupons for to check in and rest before dinner. The Groupon included discount coupons for a few different restaurants in the neighborhood, and we ended up picking TGI Friday’s to use the $20 off coupon, because we thought there would be potential for a good plate of wings. Here, you can see the bone remnants of the 6 wings we ordered, and the alfredo chicken fettuccini + side of house salad:
Would you believe that this all came to $40 after the $20 coupon?! It wasn't even good, and the cup for the hot water I wanted was very dirty:
Tourist attractions bring together a lot of people of different cultures.
I try to stay open minded, but sometimes, people really confuse me. We saw a group of tourists of middle to elderly age, possibly doing a self-guided tour, because they had their own Toyota Sienna. Their hazard lights were blinking, while pulled over by the side of the main road, overlooking the White Water Walk. I don’t remember if it was a no parking or no stopping zone, but no other cars were stopped and there were almost no other vehicles driving along the road. The 6-7 tourists got out of their car, and were walking briskly to a clearing where they could see the rapids. They originally caught my attention because they were the only other people there, and they were talking loudly and seemed so excited, but then, they left a deeper impression as I walked by their van, and noticed that they had the car still running, with AC, doors wide open. It did not seem like they would be there for just a few seconds or even minutes.
Is it really that difficult to turn off the car and start it back up again, rather than spewing out unnecessary carbon dioxide and wasting fuel? Somebody explain this mindset to me please.
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