I came here 15 years ago and saw them in the depths of winter. Nothing was open, the Maid of the Mist boats were all beached up and the viewing platform was under 20 metres of ice. So to see it in sunshine and fine weather was great.
The Casinos and Hotels overlooking the Horseshoe Falls
The resort of Niagara offers the casual visitor many ways to part from their cash and proves that even the normally tasteful Canadians can be tacky, but it is a fun place.
However the main attraction, the Falls, don't disappoint. The scale is fantastic, particularly up close. It's a thrill to see that much water in motion.
The Falls throw up a cloud of water vapour which, when sunny, makes a permanent rainbow.
Then 12 kilometres up the road to Niagara-on-the-Lake, a beautiful little town full of colonial architecture from the mid 1800s.
The main drag of the town is full of great shops, mostly one-offs, and it's a great place to spend a day.
The town is also home to the Shaw Festival, and my day was rounded off by a performance of Weil's One Touch of Venus at the gorgeous little Royal George Theatre.
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