Niagara Falls is located nearly half-way down the Niagara River on the international boundary separating New York and Ontario. We took about one and a half hours to get there. Standing just 58 metres high, I saw a completely different waterfalls from that which I had seen. Niagara Falls is not one of the Top 10 highest waterfalls in North America. But you can imagine that one-fifth of all the fresh water in the world pours over the edge of the falls. As it flows down the river, it makes a big sound and a huge mist. The mist sprays into the sky about 100 metres high. How powerful it is! I was shocked by the scene. Nature is unbelievably great.
The water in Niagara River is from the four upper Great Lakes: Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, and Lake Erie. The river is split by tiny Goat Island before dropping over two giant falls: the smaller American, and the larger Canadian. The Canadian waterfall is often called the Horseshoe Falls, because its rounded U-shape looks like a giant horseshoe.
After visiting the falls, we had a nice lunch. Then we divided into 3 groups: four people went to the casino, four went shopping, I visited Downtown Niagara Falls with the other three people. It was not long after dividing up, when my friend called to say that those who want shopping were detained by the American customs. Because they took a wrong turn, they had gone to America! They had to be inspected for a long time. And we had to wait them. Although it was bad news, but I had time to go shopping. So it was also good news. Of course, they came back safely. It was almost midnight when I arrived home. But I enjoyed the tiring and exciting trip.
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