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We bought megabus tickets online yesterday to go to Niagara falls today. We were booked on the 9.30 coach leaving from the bus terminal which is just a few minutes away from the hotel, so we had plenty of time to go to Starbucks in the morning for some breakfast before setting off. The coach took just under 2 hours to get to the station in Niagara and once there the bus and train stations are almost 3 miles away from the falls themselves. There are buses that ferry people back and firth and a number of taxis lined up outside the station to make the short trip - as it was a cooler day, we decided to make the walk. It took a little over half an hour and we stopped at a shop enroute to buy tickets for the Hornblower ferries that you can catch to ride up to the falls. Buying the tickets meant we skipped the queues and before we knew it, we were on a ferry heading into the mist, with our red ponchos doing some work to keep us dry. The ferry is brilliant and definitely worth getting tickets for, giving you a very different view of the falls to the one you get from the path.

Back on dry land we spent some time taking in the view, it really is pretty spectacular, and I can understand why the falls are best viewed from the Canadian side as they face Canada whereas they can only be seen from the top on the American side. We had dinner at Wendys and also had a trip in the big wheel again getting some pretty wonderful views from the top of the wheel. Late in the afernoon, we walked along the path to the edge of the main falls, you could see the ferrys bobbing in the mist below and you could also see a rainbow spanning the bottom of the falls, it was absolutely amazing. 

With some time to spare before the coach back to Toronto, we decided to walk back to the staion rather than catching the bus. Arring at the station early we asked about getting onto an earlier bus and ended up walking straight onto the one that had just arrived. Feeling very tired we ordered Dominos to the room and spent some time going through photos and updating the blog and journal before bed. 

Another school year is over, I think that makes 8 now! The sun is shining, the sky is blue, it's time for the holidays to begin. Let the good times roll! Have a great summer everybody and keep an eye out for the updates - we fly on Monday!

It was another early start this morning for our train to Quebec. We set alarms and were packed up and checking out just after 8 ready for 9.06 train. The train station was only a short walk from the hotel so we arrived in good time, aiming to get some breakfast at Starbucks. Alas, when we arrived Starbucks was closed, so we carried on into the station to see what else was inside. There was a McDonalds but the queue was massive so we decided we would get something on the train again and before long we were queued up and climbing aboard. The journey went pretty quickly, it wasn't so far this time taking just over 3 hours and we arrived in Quebec City just after midday. 

It took about 15 minutes to walk from the station to the hotel and we found it fairly easily. We were too early to check-in so we left our luggage at the hotel and went for a wander. The hotel is set outside the walls of the citadelle and so we spent some time walking up hill further into the old town. We stopped in McDonalds for some lunch and wandered a bit further, calling in at a phamacy to buy some more drugs (we're both still a bit ill). We decided to head back to the hotel for check-in just after 3 and to take a break before tea.

We headed out to Matto for tea, which is an Italian restaurant in a nearby hotel. It was pretty busy so we ended up sitting at the bar. I had spaghetti carbonara whilst Dani had meatballs, all very tasty. Feeling pretty tired we had a fairly early night, ready to spend a bit more time exploring tomorrow.