You brought back some memories....

Back in '99 I did ACA's group Northern Tier tour. We crossed the Peace Bridge from Buffalo into Ontario, rode up to Niagara Falls and spent two nights at the Rainbow Hostel in the old "downtown." On the day off, some of us took a funky bus tour to places most tourists never see. They were sites away from the tacky attractions that had (and still were) going up all over the place, like the Ripley's Believe it Or Not Museum and giant Burger King with a model of Frankenstein holding a burger hovering over the entrance. We visited a really nice park, a brewery and ultimately a winery, where I had a glass of ice wine for the very first time. At some point we stopped at a canal as a large ship was passing through, and I remember there was this one fruit market or something selling the most amazing peaches by the basket.

Off all the days off during that three month trip, that was probably the most fun.