Journal: Niagara Falls

My best day is the day when our family went to Niagara Falls this summer. Before that day, we just arrived in Canada and we're looking for our accommodation in Toronto. Without a clear choice regarding where to live, my mother decided to go for a vacation to relax the stress that annoyed us. 

     We started our trip in the early morning. The sun was bright and the sky was blue. It was a wonderful day for the whole-day trip. At the first stop, we saw the breathtaking falls after taking the shuttle bus that connected the Greyhound bus terminal and the main visitor centre in Niagara. There were three falls named Horseshoe Falls, American Falls, and Veil of the Bride Falls. The view was incredibly spectacular, and the weather on that day was sunny enough to see a brilliant rainbow that bridged across the falls. Of course, we could not only stay far away from the falls to see such awe-inspiring water, and we took a boat travelling toward the charming fall. When the boat was close to the falls, the water was falling just beside us, making all of the tourists could not take their eyes off the gorgeous falls. Even I couldn’t capture the magnificent view because the camera would get wet, the experience was still memorable for me and I will always keep this view in my mind.

After seeing the falls, we went to our next stop, Butterfly Conservatory. Thousands of butterflies were flying up and down in the conservatory that made my younger brother feel very excited. Because he was very curious and brave, many different kinds of butterflies stayed on the leaves and flowers that did attract him to explore their various characteristics. Surprisingly, he even let the butterflies stop on his hands! In contrast to his enjoyable experience, I was a little bit afraid of them because they were too many for me. I can still remember that I hoped to go to the next stop as soon as possible!

We got on another shuttle bus arriving another stop where we took the Whirlpool Aero Car. The cable car transported us through the air above a rapid stream, and we saw a remarkable view of the Niagara Whirlpool during the ten-minute tour. After this tour, we saw beautiful fireworks in the night. It was particularly fortunate for us cause this unexpected firework show wasn’t in our schedule. And also, we saw a colourful light show which made the falls being transformed into a feature which was completely different from those we saw during the day time.

This trip is unforgettable to me because I experienced a spectacular nature. It let me think about if we destroy the environment, we will make the next generation of people lose these experiences. Without seeing the water falling, marvellous forest, and various species of animals, some important experiences would be absent from their life. So, we should protect the earth, to keep the next generation see this beautiful nature.