Falls over Buffalo

I am not a morning person. When the 5:00 morning alarm went off, the trip to Buffalo didn't seem like such a great idea. I'm grateful Mark is a better morning person than I am (actually a better person all around). 5:30 a.m. might be the only time of day the Belt Parkway isn't backed up with traffic.

The flight lasted a short 50 minutes offering retina burning views of the sunrise over the clouds. We landed in Buffalo just in time to hit rush hour traffic on our way to Niagara Falls. We were able to find some great mid-week, off season deals packaging our hotel with Falls View and breakfast and $100 credit at A Cut Above steak restaurant. Yeah, it sounds like a barber in a strip mall, but it's actually really nice.

Our room at the Sheraton was our big splurge of the month. I needed do some work from the room, so we got a room overlooking the falls. During the first day I worked while Mark rested and explored. That night we had dinner at the falls view Pinnacle restaurant. I had seen it on the good network getting a chic New York style makeover.

After pasta and drinks we ran around downtown and enjoyed the many tourist traps ripe with Americana. (or Canada-cana) These activities included sweating it out in the wind whipped buckets hanging off the giant Ferris wheel, rocking out to glow in the dark indoor disco mini golf, and trying on all the Canadian-ware in the souvenir shops.

The second morning started with the free breakfast buffet, then a tour of the famous ice wineries of the Niagara Peninsula. After lunch we rode the Maid of the Mist with a giant tour group of senior citizens. We blew our whole $100 voucher at dinner and drinks at A Cut Above before hitting up Ripley's Believe it or Not and a was museum. We hit the hay early since we had a 3:30 wake-up call for a 5:20 flight. Out of all the trips so far, this was by far the most relaxing. Being goofy with no agenda can be the most fun.

At JFK I took the Air Train to the A train straight to my office before 8:30. Tomorrow after work, l leave for Chicago!

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