[berettafan]

Falls were awesome to see. Thoroughly enjoyed the maid of the mist boat ride and tour through the old power plant. The power of all that water seen up close is truly breathtaking. But my goodness the NY side is an embarrassment to our country and the Canada side is horrible if you go one block away from the main strip. Junky tourist garbage all around on both sides with the Clifton section on Ca side being particularly awful. Canada side was a thin veneer of nice over garbage. NY side didn't even bother with the veneer. The sole exception on the NY side being the park right by the rainbow bridge which was very nicely kept.

My son was telling me how his architectural appreciation class (a rare fluff course at VT) was a let down as it was mostly zoning talk and i pointed out how both cities were a very, very good example of massive zoning failures.

If you are thinking of going i'd say give it two days absolute max then head off into nicer parts of Canada.