Daily Archive for July 11th, 2006

Pictures of and around the Rainbow Bridge

There are several different highways and bridges that will bring you to Niagara Falls, but one of the most common is the Rainbow Bridge. This is the bridge right between Niagara Falls, ON and Niagara Falls, NY. No commercial vehicles are allowed on the bridge, so this usually makes crossing a little quicker than some of the other area bridges.

The other day I was out and walked under the bridge, and was quite pleased with the view from there. I also learned a few things. As the pictures in the Rainbow Bridge in Spring 2006 gallery shows out, there is a marker recognizing King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visiting the site in 1939. Although moved from their original location, there are also low relief stone carvings of things well-known in Ontario in the 1930s an 1940s.

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Overall, they’ve done a nice job at making it an attractive part of the Niagara Falls landscape.

You can get more information on the Rainbow Bridge at the following web sites:

World Cup fever

A friend of a friend was in Niagara Falls as Italy won the FIFA World Cup. Apparently parts of Clifton Hill and Victoria Avenue were closed for about 4 hours as people celebrated. With their permission, here are a few pictures they took. You can clearly see Kelsey’s at the top of Clifton Hill and the Niagara SkyWheel in the distance.

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