Niagara Falls Adventure

Heading off on the Journey

Heading to the Casino for the Bachelorette Party!

2 for 1 Martini Night!

Night 2 Back at the Casino!



Hanging with the Groom

Beautiful Bride and Best Man

Ice Wine Tasting in Canada

  So some months back my childhood friend Rachel told me she would be getting married in Niagara Falls.  It is only an 8.5 hour drive from my home so since she would be coming all the way from California I just had to be there.  Plus Niagara Falls has always been on my bucket list.  I knew there perfect person to bring to the home of romance.  My best friend Monica!  Road trips with her are the best!  We roll down the windows and sing our hearts out to Britney Spears, Nelly, TLC and lots of other amazing road trippy stuff.  The hubby is not a singer like us so it is better to long road trips with someone who is crazy like me.

  In order to pay for the trip we did a wedding the week before with my side business Absolutely Fabulous Events.  A tip for people, your spouse is much more apt to let you go on trips when you finance it with side money.

  We stayed on the American side the first two nights at the Red Coach Inn.  It is reportedly haunted with the ghost of a woman who was bludgeoned on her wedding night (Monica and I are suckers for Ghosts).  We received a 10% triple A discount.  When booking never be afraid to call the place and see if they offer any discounts that apply to you.  The place came with breakfast which was a savings as well.

  We had dinner on the Canadian side (It takes 10 minutes to get back and forth between the two sides just bring a passport or birth certificate for those under 18) at Copa Cabana Brazillian Steak House and it was amazing.  It was fun to catch up with the bride and her parents and get to know the groom.  We took the bride back with us to the american side to go to the Casino for her Bachelorette Party.  It was 2 for 1 Martini night and we tried them all.  There was also a great DJ and we had a blast.

  The next morning we explored the falls.  The cave of the winds had not opened yet because the walkway is torn down and rebuilt each year and we have had a cold winter (it was May and there was still ice in the water). 

  The wedding was beautiful and intimate right in front of the falls and I was so happy to be there for it.  After the wedding we had dinner at the Red Coach Inn followed by a quick nap and a meet up at the Casino again.  This night was a band and we had fun with four other friends that had come.

  The next day Monica and I headed off to Niagara on The Lake in Canada for wine tasting.  We went to Inniskillin first because it is the most famous; the wine was good but the tasting was impersonal and pricey at three varieties for $15.  Next stop was Lailey Winery a very small winery that gave a great tasting and had amazing wine if you bought a bottle the tasting was free and the bottles were moderatly priced.  The final stop was two sisters.  A large new winery that was both personal and had good wine.  The tasting was discounted if you bought wine. 

  After wine tasting we checked into our amazing b&b Mary Street Bed and Breakfast.  The owner was so warm.  Or room had a private balcony and was very moderate at $150 for the night and it came with breakfast.  I try to always stay at places with a free breakfast to lower costs.  We went to site see downtown and finished it off with a wonderful lunch of poutine (traditional canadian dish of fries, gravy and cheese curds) at the haunted Olde Angel Inn.  We were exhausted from 2 nights of the casino so we went back and used the Jacuzzi and then settled into bed.  We woke up to a great breakfast then rode off into the sunset.