More snow!!

Awoke to find that it had snowed 5 cm & was still snowing - I think we are the only ones excited about the snow.

Bus tour to Niagara Falls started at 8:30 but it was nearly 10am by the time we left Toronto after picking others up. The side streets were covered with snow but the snowploughs & gritters had been out clearing the main roads. It was snowing quite heavily as we made our first stop - a visit to a winery where they made Ice Wine. They have to have three consecutive days of temps -10 or below and then they pick and crush the grapes during the night so that they remain frozen. Only two or three drops are ‘drawn’ from each grape so the resulting wine is very sweet as it’s high in sugar - tastes good though!

Back on the bus & on to Niagara on the Lake - a cute town. It’s claim to fame was the oldest pub in Ontario (?). It was very ‘Olde Worlde’ like an English pub but as this area was very British in its infancy you can understand why.

Next stop Niagara Falls & to see it in the winter is so different to the summer. Everywhere was very icy & snowy & some parts of the Falls were frozen. It was bitterly cold - will need to add a few more layers! We went up the Skylon Tower, 775feet above the Falls, I did quite well considering my nerves about heights - the lift going up on the outside of the tower meant that you watched, admired & ooood about the view! It was a bit spooky at the top because you could feel it swaying! The views were spectacular.

The bus driver dropped us at our hotel and at this moment we are sitting at the window watching the Falls - can’t see too much at the moment as it is dark but some areas are lit up.