Niagara, New York

We left Chicago on the Amtrak rail system on an overnight trip for Buffalo in USA close to the Niagara falls and the Canadian Border. We had previously booked a car for pick up at the Buffalo airport and we caught a taxi as soon as the train arrived and picked up the car and set out to cross into Canada for the better view of the falls.
It was a pleasant day driving around the falls area and then exploring the fun park areas to finish the day with a long wait to cross back into the USA to spend the night at the hotel. The next morning we returned the car to the airpoort and caught a taxi back to the rail station to catch the train to New York.

On arrival in New York we traveled by light rail to find accommodation and planned on staying at a hostel in 103rd Street. We eventually found one that that had two beds in one room which suited our purpose. This hostel had ample ablution facilities and was centrally located near the underground rail system.