Our Wedding Anniversary trip to Thousand Islands and Niagara Falls was truly magical. As planned we left around 8 in the morning from 87, Bowery Street and with numerous stops on the way, reached our destination around 5 in the evening. It was almost like travelling from one corner of New York to another. After reaching there, we took the cruise tickets and sailed on to see the breathtaking view of the islands in St. Lawrence river.
Thousand Islands - A total of 1863 islands of all sizes lay calmly in the St. Lawrence River on the U.S.-Canada border, stretching almost 80 kms from Kingston, Ontario. The view from the cruise was amazing, it seemed almost like beautiful floating islands in the water. Some of the islands are owned by the rich and they have built their summer mansions there. Some of the famous homes are the Boldt Castle and the Singer Castle. The Boldt Castle has a sad love story behind it; it was built by the George Boldt (owner of Waldorf-Astoria hotels in NY) in 1900 for his wife but when his wife died in 1904, the construction was stopped in between and the castle was left just like that for 73 years. Now it has become the most famous attraction for visitors.
Boldt Castle, Heart Island
There were many other beautiful houses too and some of them were built on very small islands, making it look like a house on water, open the door and step into water. It took us an hour to finish the complete tour of the islands and at 6:30, we went to the local market and bought souvenirs. Definitely, Thousand Islands is one of the best places to see in the world. From here, we left for Rochester - our next destination.
House on Water
Thousand Islands - A total of 1863 islands of all sizes lay calmly in the St. Lawrence River on the U.S.-Canada border, stretching almost 80 kms from Kingston, Ontario. The view from the cruise was amazing, it seemed almost like beautiful floating islands in the water. Some of the islands are owned by the rich and they have built their summer mansions there. Some of the famous homes are the Boldt Castle and the Singer Castle. The Boldt Castle has a sad love story behind it; it was built by the George Boldt (owner of Waldorf-Astoria hotels in NY) in 1900 for his wife but when his wife died in 1904, the construction was stopped in between and the castle was left just like that for 73 years. Now it has become the most famous attraction for visitors.
There were many other beautiful houses too and some of them were built on very small islands, making it look like a house on water, open the door and step into water. It took us an hour to finish the complete tour of the islands and at 6:30, we went to the local market and bought souvenirs. Definitely, Thousand Islands is one of the best places to see in the world. From here, we left for Rochester - our next destination.
