Happy New Year, everybody! Been a little while since my last post; thought I'd share a few photos of my time in Oshawa, Hamilton and Niagara Falls with Nikki's family and friends over the holidays. I left Ottawa after work on Friday, Dec. 22 '06 and spent a great Christmas in Oshawa with Nik and Franklin. On the 28th, it was off to Hamilton to visit Nikki's mom and the rest of the family; on Dec. 29, Nik, her sister Lori, Lori's fiance Mike and I spent the afternoon in Niagara Falls (Canadian side). Some photos below.Varying angles of the falls from near the edge. 6 (We didn't ride The Maid Of The Mist on this trip; just a bit too chilly and wet! The spray coming off the waterfall was intense. Next time for sure, though.)
View of the hotels which overlook the falls, on the way back to the downtown area. 6 (As you can see, 2006 was a green Christmas in southern Ontario, folks.)
And of course, some of the many attractions you can find around town. 6
[See a video of us strolling the Clifton Hill area, pictured above, by clicking here. ]
Lori & Mike w/frog outside the Rainforest Cafe...
Nik eye-balling some white-tip sharks in the big tank...
...and the gang inside. 6 The jambalaya was excellent. :)
After lunch (and close to sundown) we decided to take a ride on The Niagara SkyWheel to get a bird's-eye view of The Falls and the downtown core...
Various images from up high...
...and some cool angles from the ground after the ride. 6
Last pics taken on the way out of town before the drive back to Hamilton. 6
Niagara Falls is an amazing place; we're looking forward to heading back this spring to stay overnight. I'll be sure to get more photos of the inside of some of the places shown above when we have more time. Watch this space...
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We spied this sign when we got back to Hamilton that night. Happy Festivus, everybody!
We were back in Oshawa on Saturday Dec. 30, and rang in the New Year at Nikki's with Trev and Jen. Photos below of the gang enjoying a few grogs (in my new super-cool limited edition Rolling Stones pint glasses! Thanks, Nik. :)
Trevor even fixed me up with a new set of strings. Thanks, Trev! She sounds a lot better now!
And of course, some groovy guitar and harmonica are never far behind...
Anyway, that's about it for now. It was a great holiday. Happy New Year, folks! See y'all in '07.
-B.
