After nearly 11 hours and 420 miles - yes miles,we have arrived at Niagara Falls, on the American side. We have seen the Horseshoe Falls, American Falls and Bridal Falls. All magnificent with a huge volume of water, mist, spray and wind swirling around. The landscape is developed on either side, but if you ignore that and concentrate of the water spectacle then it is a fabulous sight. We are now waiting at the border crossing to get in to Canada. I think it ...

Niagara Falls are awesome. First we visited the Horseshoe Falls, then the Bridal Falls and American Falls. The power of the water 79 million gallons per second is slightly incomprehensible. The American side gets you close to the various parts of the river/lake that flow in to the drop. Very little natural vegetation, in contrast to say Iguasu in South America. It was misty and windy. Next stop Canada, across the friendship bridge. It took nearly 2 hours t...

Started the morning with a bagel with cream cheese then to The Cathedral Church of St John the Divine 9.00am service. This is the largest cathedral in the world! Morning tea in a Hungarian Cafe on West 110th Upper Manhattan, then it was another two subway journeys to that other great religious institution "Yankee Stadium" to see the New York Yankees take on the Toronto Blue Jays. It was a close game all afternoon with the Blue Jays getting the first home run. ...

We met Rebecca and Liz outside Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan. This church has been around since 1696 and is a good example of gothic architecture. From there we walked to Wall Street - the "Financial Heart" of the world. We saw the BULL with too many tourist hanging off it, which is representative of a stock market rise. The opposite is a Bear Market for a crash. Then to the New York Stock Exchange, Federal Hall with the statue of George Washington - ...

A very famous corner. Have seen The Bull of Wall Street, The New York Stock Exchange. Now having coffee at Starbucks in Wall Street with Rebecca and Liz.