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and their grandson,
Alex Jones at the Skylon Tower and more Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada in 2011 |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies
and their grandson ordered lunch | |
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| Below: View of a round building from the Skylon Tower (and from the ground) - When Alex got back down to the ground, he tried to see inside the building but of course, he could not. | |
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Below: Overhead lighting |
Below: Hard Rock Cafe sign and balloon carrousel floating by it |
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The Skylon Tower |
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| The Skylon Tower in Niagara Falls, Ontario, is an observation tower that overlooks both the American Falls, New York and the larger Horseshoe Falls, Ontario from the Canadian side of the Niagara River. | |
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775 feet from the bottom of the falls, the tower required approval from
both Canadian and United States air transport authorities, due to its proximity
to the international boundary. The tower features three outside mounted "Yellow Bug" elevators. At the time of their construction they were the first such elevators in Canada. They carry passengers to the top of the tower in 52 seconds. The tower has two restaurants at its top, the lower Revolving Dining Room and the upper Summit Suite Buffet. The Revolving Dining Room seats 276 people and revolves once every hour by resting on a circular rail that is propelled by a 3 horsepower (2.2 kw) motor. An observation deck sits at the tower's summit. The base of the tower features a number of gift shops, fast food restaurants and a large amusement arcade. The Skylon Tower is seen in the movie Superman II. It was also used as a police lookout in the 1979 film Search and Destroy starring Perry King and George Kennedy. | |
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| Below: View of the two RV Gypsies' toad, known as MOB - :Monster Out Back" because it is a very long truck. The photo was taken from inside the yellow bug elevator on the way to the top of the Skylon Tower. | |
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Below: Views of the 3 falls
that make up Niagara Falls - as seen from the Skylon Tower |
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Below: The American
Falls - and Bridal Veil Falls |
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| The grandson of the two RV Gypsies at Skylon Tower | Lee Duquette at Skylon Tower |
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| The Canadian Falls - Horseshoe Falls - as seen from the Skylon Tower - (see the Maid of the Mist approaching the falls) | |
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Below: Looking back
at The Rainbow Bridge |
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Below: View of all three
falls - American, Bridal Veil and Horseshoe |
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| Alex really wanted to eat at a Denny's in Canada, so they did. Alex liked the food - the two RV Gypsies did not. (note: Alex also ate at the western most Denny's in the world when they took him to Alaska) | |
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