Initially, I went to Rochester because the hotel price in Niagara Falls roared up in Labor Day. Before I went there, I thought Rochester, only about one and half hour away from the Falls, was a lackluster old industrial town.

However, Rochester trip turned out to be a bonus. It is a city by the lake by the fall and by the river.

The High Fall, acclaimed as the largest urban falls, is just north of downtown where I stayed.
Genesee river winds up through the town while Erie Canal passes through the rural area.