<\/span><\/h2>\nUnashamedly unoriginal, yet magnificently majestic, I had wanted to view these colossal cascades for as long as I can remember.<\/p>\n
It didn\u2019t bother me that everyone went there \u2013 sometimes you have to swallow your nagging doubts about venturing on to the dreaded beaten track and just accept that popular things are popular for a reason.<\/p>\n
The Niagara Falls are as synonymous with Ontario as Ayers Rock is with Australia, or as the Eiffel Tower is with Paris, or as the pyramids are with Egypt, so I had a pretty good idea of what to expect.<\/p>\n
Namely, a very large, very powerful, very scenic waterfall.<\/p>\n
And, with a gluttonous dose of posing tourists, that\u2019s pretty much what I got.<\/p>\n
Here before me lay the most iconic waterfall on the planet.<\/p>\n
A sweeping horseshoe of turquoise plunging into a seething cloud of white mist; momentous, beautiful and lethal in equal measures.<\/p>\n
New opportunities had emerged and I began to ponder the marvelous possibility that there was a secret passage known only to wise locals.<\/p>\n
There was, as it turned out, except the passage wasn\u2019t secret and although the wise locals were probably aware of its existence, so was everyone else within a 10,000 mile radius.<\/p>\n
None more so than the people running Niagara Parks, who wouldn\u2019t let me in until I\u2019d handed them the best part of $15.<\/p>\n
Still, not to worry, I got my discovery fix.<\/p>\n
Observing the waterfall from the \u2018wrong\u2019 way was a peculiar experience.<\/p>\n
A series of gloomy tunnels led off the main corridor at right-angles, and it was through these \u2013 at considerable distance \u2013 that the falls could be observed.<\/p>\n
So not much to report on the visual front \u2013 imagine looking out an open window during a ferociously heavy downpour, and then multiply it several times \u2013 but it was the thunderous noise that grabbed me.<\/p>\n
The kind of noise that\u2019s so loud you can feel it vibrating in your bones.<\/p>\nExploring The Niagara Falls From The Wrong Angle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe kind of noise that seems to have metamorphosed into a physical being.<\/p>\n
It was like the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse had paid their $15 entrance fees and were galloping about the place, or to use a more up to date analogy, like a Boeing 747 had lost its way disastrously on its descent into Toronto.<\/p>\n
I felt satisfied leaving Niagara Falls.<\/p>\n
Not because the trip behind the waterfall was particularly life affirming, but because it was unexpected.<\/p>\n
So I suppose the overriding point I\u2019d like to leave you with is this: do as little research as is humanely possible before going to a place.<\/p>\n
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Find the best Niagara Falls deals<\/h3>\n The best way to get a good deal on your accommodation is to book as far in advance as you can. Check out the regular price, pick a few dates for next year and look for the deals.<\/p>\n
If you do not see anything that is drastically cheaper it may be worth ringing the hotel and asking for a discount.<\/p>\n
If you already know which attractions you want to experience, book them in advance.<\/p>\n
Doing this will save you money as well as enable you to skip the queues.<\/p>\n
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