We were told the Falls look better from the Canadian side, so off we went to Toronto which is but a 2-hour bus ride to Niagara.

And what a stunning sight it was,
the Falls so powerful that one cannot tell
where the swirling mist ends and the clouds begin.

The American Falls section, at 1,110 feet wide and 180 feet tall,
with the exquisite Bridal Veil Falls on the right.

A section of the larger and more impressive Canadian or Horseshoe Falls,
at 2,500 feet broad and 170 feet high.

There are many ways to view the Falls ... from the ledge,
behind the fencing
off course ...

... the "Journey Behind the Falls", which means paying a fee to don a yellow plastic raincoat for the privilege to view the Falls up close from its mid-section ...

... the romantically-named "Maid of the Mist" tour, which involves being (unromantically) herded onto a boat for a ride to the base of the Falls, whilst sandwiched amongst masses of blue plastic raincoats ...

... but it's all worth it,
when I managed to "elbow" some space to
capture that awesome rainbow picture
(in 2 frames since it was too close) ...

... There was no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow,
but t'was a satisfying experience nonetheless.

Enough of the Falls, we strolled along the Niagara River enjoying the sense of wonder that yonder was America,
only a stone's throw away across the Rainbow Bridge.

View from Queenston where the Niagara River flows out to Lake Ontario.
Food for thought: the Falls were originally formed here but the sheer water force eroded the rock so much that the edge of the Falls shifted upstream 7 miles to its present location!