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Tuesday, August 04, 2009

QUICKY AT NIAGARA FALLS





From the school we are staying at (ECC in Orchard Park) I took a loal bus to downtown Buffalo and got a transfer on a bus to Niagara Falls. Being this close to the Falls I kind of wanted to go there for a short visit. Since everything for dinner was in the oven and tonight's snack was going to be the Ice-cream bar, this would be an easy day for Devils Food. Otherwise I would have never left.
But what an adventure this was. Man!!

Local transportation is great around here,.. but the buses should not break down, for that's what happened between Buffalo and Niagara Falls. They had to bring in a new bus, for ours wan't going anywhere anymore. So we sat there waiting for about 40-45 minutes. I thought I'd never get to my destination, especially because the last bus back to the school was to leave Buffalo at 8:30 PM.
I got off the bus, walked to the Falls, took a couple of pictures and returned to the bus stop to catch the last bus back.
I don't think I have ever visited a site this short, but I had been to Niagara Falls about 5 times before I think, so no need to take the full tour. There's one thing I would still like to do at the Falls and that's taking the Maid of the Mist boat trip. That must be spectacular!

We left for Indianapolis after snack tonight. A day earlier than we thought we'd go. Apparently we could get into the school on Tuesday already. Which is good, otherwise it would have been hectic for the Individuals & Ensembles participants, since it's a 10 hour drive from Buffalo to where we're at.

In fact I don't know exactly what the town is called we're going to. I only know it's a loooooooooooooong way from Indy. That's too bad, since the original housing site Ben Davis was within walking distance from the city center.
Let's hope there's a wifi signal at Ball State University! (Well we just arrived and... guess what! there IS a very strong wifi signal here at BSU, so keep checking back for more updates!)

Enjoy,

HK

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