On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 11:12 AM, David Lewias<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> On your way down to/fro Niagra Falls (which is something everyone's got to
> see once but is quite over-run with tourists and trinket shops)....   You
> might consider stopping in Hamilton Ontario and seeing the fabulous Dundurn
> Castle.  When I visited (ten years ago) the offered an neat
> "upstairs/downstairs tour that compaired and contrasted the lives of the
> residents and the workers.

Someone also suggested the Spencer Gorge/Webster Falls, which sounds
like a must see as well. Guess I'll make a big side trip to Hamilton.
I am also quite fond of kitsch but a little goes a long way so I doubt
I'll stay long at Niagra Falls.

> Also in Hamilton is a fun steam-powered water works museum.  It (contrasted
> with the castle) is defiantly a "guy place" but it's impressive in its size
> -- and the steam powered engines and pumps still work!

Hey now, I'm a chick I think is way cool!! I'll check this out as well.

Thanks!

Deb

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