The first stop was in Niagara Falls. I was last here when I was pretty young with many family and don't have many memories of it. I thought it would be fun for the kids, but unfortunately my kids are extremely jaded by our recent trip to Iguazu Falls so they found it only so-so.

The other thing that was unique is this is our 2nd road trip via the Tesla and FAR longer than our previous road trip to Minneapolis. This trip we used the new trip planner software in the Tesla navigation which arranges for SuperCharger stops. We managed to do it with four stops each way, some as short at 15 minutes, others where we ate lunch and lasted 40 minutes. Stopping about every two hours really broke up the trip nicely so we arrived fairly fresh.


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The Falls

I ended up getting a pretty good deal on a great suite at the Embassy Suites with an amazing view of The Falls from the room. It looked like it was a quick walk to the falls but you had to walk north a couple blocks first to head down to the river front. Not a big deal but the front desk staff were really encouraging us to take the shuttle since it was a "45 minute walk".o Really? It was a short 20 minute walk tops!

The Falls were cool but Niagara Falls is horribly touristy in a Wisconsin Dells sort of way. The natuaral beauty of the area is almost completely gone and replacement with terrible chain restaurants and other lame attractions. The major disappointment of the trip was the "free breakfast" at the Embassy Suites. Despite the high price and amazing room what passes for breakfast was appalling. The pancakes were dry, the "french toast sticks" were more like long slender doughnuts and even the "made to order" omletts were not good. Don't get me started about the coffee.

We did find one gem of a restaurant called Pho Xyclo, a Vietnamese Pho place a few blocks west of the strip, well into the locals neighborhood. Delicious fresh foods, nice and spicy and amazing Vietnamese Coffee.


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Journey Behind The Falls

This was ok. Got up close to the water and stuff but the tunnels to the opening behind the falls weren't that interesting.


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The Hornblower

This was probably the only fun part. The ride was kinda fun especially considering the weather was perfect. Didn't get too wet either. It was crowded by not overwhelming.


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Whitewater Rapids

This we thought would be more "nature" but first the line to get in was super long and the walk along the Rapids was short and not interesting. Ho-hum. The highlight was actually the interesting looking Buddhist Temple across the street.


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