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We stayed in the Strathallan Hotel right down the street from Jessica's apartment. The room was big but kinda empty.
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On Saturday, we went to the Rochester Public Market with Jessica and Lukas.
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After that we headed out to LeRoy to visit the Jell-O Museum!
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The Jell-O museum is filled with exciting exhibits, like this one about spoons.
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This old Jell-O ad was done by Norman Rockwell!
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Apparently Shannon Lucid ate Jell-O in space! Awesome.
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Next up - Niagara Falls! This sign was seen on the US side. I don't think it's claiming to be Main Street for the whole US, but it's a little unclear.
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On to Canada! We saw this welcome sign on Rainbow Bridge. Sadly, we didn't have a Nexus card, which seemed like it might have gotten us across faster.
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This helpful sign is a sure indication we're in Canada.
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We parked a ways away from the Falls, but there was a little shuttle system with a nice map. I sorta took this picture in case we couldn't find a map later, but I think it stands nicely on its own.
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I think this is a polite way of warning people there's a giant waterfall nearby.
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We were able to grab a snack at a Tim Horton's in Canada. Is there anything more Canadian? (no)
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At the viewing area there's a semi-permanent rainbow since there's a ton of mist and such. Pretty!
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Here we are in front of the falls. We're squinting because the wind was blowing towards us, causing a bunch of water to fall (it basically felt like rain). On the plus side, another rainbow!
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Further down you can see the American falls, which are less impressive than the Canadian falls. The bridge in the background is the Rainbow Bridge that we drove over. (I'm beginning to see how it got its name...)
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It was hard to get a picture of the Canadian falls, both because of the angle and the omnipresent mist.
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Here's a decent up close shot of the Canadian falls...
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Jessica and David and I, still squinting because of the mist.
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Here's the Maid of the Mist close to the falls. It was neat to see it struggle against the current.
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We got to go down to the bottom of the falls...but we had to be prepared!
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Jessica and Lukas in the tunnels.
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Here you can sorta see water coming in the tunnel. Exciting!
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Out of the tunnel, we could see the Canadian falls. Very very misty, though.
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Between the mist and the fact that the camera was in a protective Wegman's plastic bag, most of the pictures looked a lot like this. Oh well. It was a nice sight.
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On the way back to the US of A we saw this neat building - the colors in the grooves changed!
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Sunday after church we went out to brunch at a local diner-like place. It was tasty!
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Then Jessica showed us around the department. Here she is next to her name on a plaque! (for the James D. McGill Memorial Prize she won as an undergraduate)
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Did you know the author of the Pledge of Allegiance attended the University of Rochester? I did not! Here's a plaque commemorating Francis Bellamy.
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Later on Sunday we went to the Strong National Museum of Play, which was really cool. In the Field of Play there were lots of random things to...um, play with. Play!
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I never knew play was so scientific!
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David proudly shows off his solution for balancing all the weights. (it was tricky!)
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David and I on Sesame Street! (there's a big section on Sesame Street)
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Jessica tries her hand at puppetry.
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Lukas and I played a rousing game of Giant Connect 4.
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Here we are pondering our next move. I eventually won, but it was close!
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The Strong National Museum of Play houses the National Toy Hall of Fame (R), which was pretty cool. You can see the list of members here.
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This is two Hall of Fame toys in one - a giant Crayola box made out of Legos!
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Back in the Austin airport, there were brightly colored guitars for some reason.
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More brightly colored guitars inside a baggage carousel.
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