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The Horseshoe Falls are much larger and more impressive than the American Falls. They are shaped like a horseshoe, and are 2,625 feet (800 meters) wide and 164 feet (50 meters) high. Leave a Comment
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Upriver from the falls, hydroelectric plants syphon off a substantial part of the river's water to turn their turbines. This has actually decreased erosion at the falls. In the early 1900s, the falls eroded by as much three feet (one meter) per year. Nowadays, the erosion is down to one foot (30 centimeters) per year. Leave a Comment
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Shopping area near the falls. All this Kitsch!
You risk more being trampled here than at the falls!
The price of "souvenirs" is of course proportional to the "uglyness".
Look at people, make a bit of "tourist ethnology" (do not forget you belong to this population!) ;
You are trapped !
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 Avoid the snack bar by Uncle-Kev
The cafe at the Lake itself, is the only place to buy refreshments and the hotel charges according to its monopoly.
If you are on a day trip to the Lake stop off in the village and buy your refreshments at the supermarket or other food stores. You'll have a greater choice at cheaper prices
Apart from the supermarket the village is renowned for its bakery. There are also coffee shops and an information centre.
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I am an art enthusiast and visit museums & galleries on a regular basis, but the Vancouver art gallery was a major disappointment. This was probably my shortest museum visit ever (less than half an hour including gift shop). First of all, they focus more on temporary exhibitions than their permanent collection. The temporary exhibitions we saw were quite boring, and the one level with Canadian art was small and not worth the exaggerated entry price of almost 20 CDN $.
At least the building is nice. It has been used as a film location, for example in "X Men III".
Rather try to visit the Art Museum in Ottawa which gives an excellent overview of Canadian art.
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Keep in mind that in Canada advertised prices offen do not declare local taxes or added value tax (or gratuities) - so don`t be surprised if the final price is higher than expected and maybe ask before if tax is included or how much will be added, if you`re unsure. Gratuities might already be included in your bill, if not, it is common to give 15% of the final price.
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