We've been big fans of Niagara Falls ever since we first saw them. Growing up out West whenever you’d see a waterfall there would be a comparison to Niagara, e.g. “taller than Niagara”. Then you would see a trickle of water coming down the rocks. Naturally, growing up I always thought that Niagara couldn't be very impressive. Then on a trip along the Great Lakes we actually experienced Niagara Falls. The best word I can think of to describe Niagara Falls is “awesome”. You stand next to the falls and just feel the awe inspiring power of Mother Nature. I never thought to see any falls that measure up to the standard of Niagara. Well, that was before we visited Iguazu Falls in Argentina. The Falls are over a mile long and it takes more than one day to get it all in. We were glad we were staying 2 nights at the park.
We began our trip to Iguazu Falls on the evening of Wednesday the 7th of November. We said good-bye to Susan and Reg from Vancouver. They were leaving over the weekend before we would return. It’s always nice to meet new friends on a trip like this.
We took a taxi to the bus terminal. We decided not to take the subway. Rush hour is pretty packed and we had suitcases. It turned out to be a real good idea because the power went out in parts of Buenos Aires, shutting down the subway. We were in line for the bus, speaking with a young lady from Holland who had to get off the subway when the power went out. She and her partner then tried to take a city bus but got caught in the rush hour grid lock and ended up walking the rest of the way to Retiro where the bus terminal is located. We got off comparatively easy. We only had to wait around the bus terminal hoping the power would come back on so the bus company could print our tickets.
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