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Today when we woke up the world was white. It was freezingly cold and I had to get up during the night to close the window.

 

George wanted to do some trekking and we all wanted to see a little more around here and it seems the closest interesting spot that we hadn't visited was Seneca Falls. As I understood it it would be some kind of waterfall but it turned out to be a small city to the north of Cayuga Lake.

 

Cayuga Lake is one of the Finger Lakes, a few narrow lakes west of Syracuse, famous for its landscape and also a lot of vineyards.

 

In Seneca Falls we visited the tourist centre and went for a stroll along the Ludovico Sculpture Trail. Although there are many museums we felt like being outdoors instead. When I packed I brought mittens and a hat but thought it a bit stupid. Today I was grateful! It was very cold. Amelia had three pair of trousers and a downjacket and looked quite happy for it.

 

No trekking in Seneca Falls.

 

Next on our list was a winery. Swedish Hill Winery - how could we resist such a name? I am the only driver but also the only one interested in wine so it was a very quick tasting. It seems the founders were Swedish but there was noone there speaking Swedish today. The wine was nothing special but it was fun to see they even have glögg.

 

Next stop Taughannok Falls. First we saw the waterfall from above and then we found a trail to see it from below. Beautiful walk. Close to the fall the mist from the fall spread to the trees nearby and freeze on the branches. You can hear the ice fall to the ground in the wind. A lovely place but hard to spell.

 

Time to eat! We drove to Ithaca and found a lovely Indian restaurant. Nice buffet and then a mango lassie! New energy for new adventures - or? Buttermilk Falls awaited us. The boys were so tired. We walked along the road, met two happy pitbulls with owners, the boys sat on a big stone and Amelia and I continued up to Lake Treman. It is possible to go around the lake but we didn't. We took the other side of the river back to the car. Unfortunately we could not see the biggest fall in the low part of the park since the trail was icy and therefore closed.

 

We drove on the east side of Lake Cayuga to the north back home again. The lake is narrow and you can see the other side from the road. We followed a scenic route and had beautiful sights, nice houses, open fields and sun on the lake. There are vineyards on the eastern side as well.

 

Time to eat again, this time at Tully's close to our hotel in Liverpool. Popcorn as starters reminded me of Lucy's Diner in Löddeköpinge, I guess it is supposed to be the other way around?

 

It has been a long day, we have seen a lot but I feel as if I will never stop being cold. Maybe a little wine would help?