Thundering water – the Niagara Falls

Written by Nadine Zangerle on 20 September 2012. Posted in Canada

We could hear the thundering waterfalls already and this natural wonder was just fantastic to see.

Where is all the water coming from? And why doesn’t it stop? Haha. The translation for the Niagara Falls is just perfect – thundering water.

Happy following the recommendations of some people we went to the Canadian side of the Niagara Falls. Especially the horseshoe falls – one of the three waterfalls - are just mind blowing.

So we took the “Maid of the Mist” and drove as close to the falls as possible. We got pretty much soaked but it was just amazing. The noise was deafening and one little water bird was fishing brave in the thundering water.

The Niagara Falls where just stunning.

Getting back into the USA was interesting. Sure they were surprised about 4 German tourists with an own Pick up truck and 5^th wheel, especially with a tourist visa and an address in America. So we had a little chat with the officer before we could get back in.

Toronto and an old friend

Written by Nadine Zangerle on 19 September 2012. Posted in Canada

Here in Toronto we visited an old friend of Micha. Andrew and Micha did there Divemaster together in Koh Tao, Thailand in 2001.

With Andrew’s help we found the perfect “campground” downtown of Toronto and just around the corner of Andrew’s home. At a self-storage place we could park for $ 4 a night. Then we met Andrew’s wife and little cute girl and spend a great week with them.

First we explored the Toronto Island by bike and had a fantastic view to the city’s skyline. Afterwards we walked around Chinatown and Kensington. I liked especially the interesting stores and cafes of Kensington. But the old stunning University buildings made us want to go back to Uni.

Long nights with great conversations with Andrew & Co. combined with good food – barbecue, asian and indian food – we shared great stories. Funny seeing old pictures from Thailand and hearing the story about Micha’s Divemaster training.

While staying in Toronto we also brought our truck and trailer to a special mechanic, who could level our vehicles and a trailer mechanic changed the breaks on our 5^th wheel.

A week self contained – no electricity and water – with 4 people is limit so it was time to move on.

Montreal and an interesting tower

Written by Nadine Zangerle on 13 September 2012. Posted in Canada

On top of the Observatory we had a great view over Montreal. The construction of the tower is quite fascinating with its 175 m elevation and 45-degree angle. Pisa only has a 5-degree incline.

Walking throught the Olympic Park was funny, especially after we found two different German flags – DDR and BRD flags. Well back than we haven’t been reunited.

At the harbor we found small cafes and bars and walked through a nice quarter of artists. So we followed the beautiful small cobblestone streets with beautiful backyards for a little while.

The Metropolitain entrance looks exactly like in Paris and well it was a bit confusing hearing and reading everything suddenly in French. Well tomorrow we had back in the English part of Canada – Toronto.

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