I was begging my friend - when we go see Niagara Falls, I want to see it in daylight as well as night time. Some people gush about the lights at night which illuminates the falls, in such a way that it's still the star over everything else in that area (aside from the sound it makes, it better be).
The falls is so powerful, not even just by sight but even the sound it makes, even the sound the river makes as it approaches it. It's so scary just to go near it (we still did, did the whole Maid of the Mist ride where it brings you so close to the bottom of the falls, you're practically wet and damp right after the ride), and its energy is being harnessed powering electricity practically majority of Ontario and that of New York State (it is the largest producer of electricity for NY).
The most photogenic is Niagara's Horseshoe Falls, with that sexy bend. It erodes slowly towards Canada and even though I have not seen it from New York's perspective, the best view is looking at it standing on the Canadian soil. Well, I would think so, since the falls face Canada. New York on the other hand is at its side.
I love listening to stories about the Falls, how it stopped flowing in late 1800s, how it froze once, how many daredevils tried to conquer it - some succeeded, some didn't, how a lot of myths and magic were created because of it.
At night, it is dazzling. My picture above does not justify it. It's romantic and the floodlights create an ambiance of fantasy and something I guess near to Disney on Ice, har har har! See the aerial view here, thanks wiki. But I love the falls better during daylight, it is breathtaking and the lighting, au natural. It taps all of your senses more during morning - emphasizes its power more when the sun is up and you can see everything in its awesome majestic glory.
I love the bird and the rainbow..I felt like I've been anointed a kingdom or something.
After that visit, I went home so hyped up and started googling about waterfalls. Victoria Falls is next!
It's energy powers two countries..
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