Chapter 904: Kingston's Trip I

Yesterday, because Cui Xiuying and others had not visited Waterfall City and Niagara Lakeside Town, and Cheng Shiqing's original itinerary was not suitable for so many people, Li Zehan and the others canceled their original itinerary yesterday afternoon and took Cui Xiuying and them to visit Waterfall City and Niagara Lakeside Town.

Today is the last day of Lee Taekhan and Kim Tae-hee's trip to Canada, so they plan to visit the famous Qiandao Lake.

However, depending on the situation, they may have to spend an extra day in Canada before they can go back, because the distance from Toronto to Kingston is not close, and with other trivial matters, they probably don't have much time to play today.

Canada's Thousand Islands, Canada is located near Kingston, more than 200 kilometers southwest of Ottawa.

Kingston, also known as the "Water City" due to its location at the junction of the Great Lakes, was once known as a waterfront fort.

The Thousand Islands of the Thousand Islands of Canada are not lakes to be precise, and the Thousand Islands of the Thousand Islands of the Thousand Islands are the section of the river where the St. Lawrence River connects to Lake Ontario, scattered with more than 1,800 islands of various sizes, the smallest is just a reef, and the largest can reach several square miles.

The definition of an island in Lake Qiandao is interesting, and it is said that as long as there are two trees growing on the surface of the water, it can be called an island.

The islands are dotted with stars on the St. Lawrence River, like a fairytale wonderland.

Many of the islands have been sold to private individuals, so most of them have become private gardens, villas, and each island has been beautifully organized.

Because it takes a lot of time to get to Kingston, Li Zehan and the others also need to leave early today.

"Even, do you want to consider buying a small island in Qiandao Lake?" When the group came to the side of the car with their luggage, Cui Xiuying suddenly asked Li Zehan excitedly.

"I can't do it, I don't have a chance to come, why spend this money. Although Li Zehan was a little moved, he quickly vetoed this idea.

After all, the islands here are not cheap, the small ones basically cost more than two million dollars, and the big ones even cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

Spending so much money to buy an island that you can't come to a few times in your life is not in line with Li Zehan's character.

"When we retire in the future, maybe we'll think about it. Kim Tae-hee said with a smile.

"Living a retirement in Canada is a great option. Cheng Shiqing said.

"Let's talk about it then, when we retire, we don't know how many years it will take. Li Zehan said with a chuckle.

"Even, if you and your sister-in-law have children early and train a qualified heir, you won't be able to retire early. Cui Xiuying said with a wink.

"We will carefully consider this issue and strive to put it on the agenda as soon as possible. Li Zehan nodded approvingly and said.

"I will definitely be a qualified aunt by then. Cui Xiuying said very firmly.

"I don't expect you to be nice to them, just don't make them like you. Li Zehan patted Cui Xiuying on the shoulder and said in a heavy tone.

"Even, you're completely slandering us, why are we bears, so well-behaved. Cui Xiuying slapped Li Zehan's hand away and said dissatisfied.

"If you say this to amuse us, then you have succeeded, and not in general. Li Zehan curled the corners of his mouth and said.

"If you insist on deceiving yourself like this, we can't do anything about you. Sunny said as he looked at Li Zehan with his hands on his chest.

"You've got time to argue here, so you might as well hurry up and get your luggage to the car. Kim Tae-hee rubbed his eyebrows and said with a headache.

Under Kim Tae-hee's murderous eyes, Lee Chae-han quickly carried his luggage to the car.

Cui Xiuying and the others were not idle, and also helped carry some of the luggage they could hold into the car.

When everything was ready, the group set off for Kingston.

A few hours later, Li Zehan and the others arrived in Kingston smoothly.

Like most other attractions, there is a beautiful legend about the origin of Qiandao Lake among the aboriginal Indians.

Once upon a time, along the banks of the St. Lawrence River, there were many Indian tribes. These tribes were often at war with each other and were very restless. In order to settle the disputes between these tribes, the gods gave the Indians a large garden on the condition that the war would be stopped and the people would live in peace and contentment. But the Indians did not stop the war when they got the garden, and the gods sent messengers to take it back. The messenger wrapped the garden with a huge burden and brought it back to heaven, but when the burden broke in mid-air, the garden was scattered into countless pieces, and fell into the wide St. Lawrence River, becoming countless islands, from which the Thousand Island Lake came.

The Thousand Islands Lake is bounded by the state of New York on one side and the Canadian province of Ontario on the other, and two-thirds of the lake belongs to Canada.

Most of the U.S.-owned islands are large and have deep waterways leading to the Great Lakes, which consist of five lakes on the Canada-U.S. border: Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, and Lake Huron.

There are a number of different departure points for cruises to Qiandao Lake, including two near Kingston, one in downtown Kingston and the other in the small town of Gananoke, 27 kilometres apart.

Li Zehan and the hotel they stayed at tonight were in Kingston, and in order to facilitate travel and save time, they naturally chose to take a cruise ship at the pier in Kingston.

However, when they learned from the hotel staff that if they wanted to board the most famous "heart-shaped island" in Qiandao Lake and visit the "Boldt Castle" on the island, they could only get on the boat from Gananoke, and when the pier in the center of Kingston did not provide information about the route to the island, Li Zehan and they had to change their plans and plan to go to the pier in Gananoque Town to take a cruise.

"Do we need to go eat something first?" After arriving at the hotel and completing the check-in procedures, Li Zehan asked everyone.

"Even, you're asking nonsense, we haven't eaten breakfast yet, and now it's almost lunchtime, how can you have enough physical strength to play without eating. Cui Xiuying habitually found Li Zehan's stubble.

"I'm asking about Tae-hyun, Shi-qing, Ollie, and Xiaoxian, not including the four of you, you're so fat, it's okay to eat a few less meals. ”

"If you're engaged in this pointless bickering, leave me in the hotel and make enough noise before you go out. Kim Tae-hee said with a straight face.

Li Zehan and Cui Xiuying, the two brothers and sisters, showed their tacit understanding very well at this time, and at the same time made a movement of zipping up their mouths, and clasped their hands, standing there with a very respectful posture.

Kim Tae-hee shook his head helplessly, and then discussed the restaurant with the others.

In order to save time, they chose a restaurant near the hotel, and solved the lunch problem simply and quickly.

After a short break and digest, the group drove to the small town of Gananoque.

The scenery of Qiandao Lake is beautiful, with lush trees and blue water, which complement each other perfectly.

Qiandao Lake is deep and blue, vast and very quiet, and there is no shortage of famous islands in the lake.

One of them is on the island of Zavicon in Canada.

The island has one of the world's longest cross-border bridges – the shortest.

The owner of the island is the former president of General Motors, and after he bought an island in the United States, he felt that it was too small, so he bought a larger villa on the island. The larger island is in Canada, so the small bridge that connects the two islands is called a transnational bridge.

The bridge is flanked with the American flag on one side, the Canadian flag on the other, and the Italian flag in the middle, as the owner of the island is Italian.

The second is Heart Island, the main destination of Li Zehan's trip to Qiandao Lake

This island also has a sad and touching story.

Heart-shaped island was bought as a gift to his beloved wife, Louis, by Usain Bolt, the New York tourism magnate at the time. When Bolt was poor, he worked as a clerk in Louis's father's hotel, and Louis took a fancy to him and married Bolt despite his family's objections. With his own struggle, Bolt became the king of tourism.

In order to thank his wife for his loyal love for him, Bolt bought the island and built it in the shape of a "heart" to show his heart-to-heart.

In the center of the island was built a beautiful European castle-style palace.

Unfortunately, in 1904, when the palace was still under renovation, his beloved wife died of illness.

Grief-stricken, Bolt halted construction and decided not to build it again, never to set foot on the island again, and his descendants later sold it to the U.S. government for $1.

People were moved by Bolt's sincere feelings for his beloved wife, so they named the island Heart-shaped Island, also known as Love Island. It is also the only one of the more than 1,800 islands owned by the U.S. government.

"Even, I'm inexplicably excited now, what should I do?" Cui Xiuying asked Li Zehan, who was driving seriously, holding her chest.

"Find a stick to knock yourself out, and you'll be able to calm your excitement quickly. Li Zehan glanced at her and said.

"This proposal of the puppet bar is really simple and crude, but I really support Xiuying to do it, it must be very interesting. Sunny said fearfully that the world would not be chaotic.

"Go aside, less coaxing. Cui Xiuying glanced at her, then looked at Li Zehan again and said with disgust: "Even, what I need is reasonable advice, not such a malicious bad idea." ”

"Your situation has always come and gone quickly, don't take care of you, let you stay quiet for a while, and you will calm down by yourself, why should I waste brain cells to help you make any suggestions. Li Zehan rolled his eyes and said.

"Xiuying, you too, know how well the puppet bar knows you, and ask such a non-nutritious question. Sunny said with a gesture of elder, shaking his head.

"I'm just looking for a random topic to open the conversation clip, don't you see that we all set off for about five minutes just now, and no one in the car made a sound. Cui Xiuying said angrily.

"That's because we were all searching for information about Qiandao Lake, so we didn't rush to speak. Kwon Yoo-ri shook her phone and said.

"Ernie, you already have so much experience as an MC, and your skills in opening up the topic are still so poor, it's really disappointing. Lin Yun'er said with a smile.

"Long-winded, this is not a show, of course, you can say whatever comes to mind. Cui Xiuying pouted and said.

"How many days are you going to spend in Canada?"

"At least stay for a few more days, we want to go to a lot of places, take advantage of this time to be more leisurely, to have a good time. Cui Xiuying stretched and said.

"Shiqing and Ollie will stay for a few more days, so you can come back with them then. Li Zehan thought for a while and said.

"Even, you don't worry about a few of us, right? Lin Yun'er looked at Li Zehan and said firmly.

"I am very pleased to see that you are becoming more and more self-aware. Li Zehan curled the corners of his mouth and said.

"Really, we're all that old, and you still like to treat us like children. Cui Xiuying looked at Li Zehan with resentment and said.

"If you can be more mature, I will try to treat you as adults, but the problem is that you don't show maturity. Li Zehan said with a sigh.

"The reason why we are like this is also because of the influence of you, haven't you always behaved like a child king in front of us. Kwon Yoo-ri said complainingly.

"Yuli said it well. Sunny excitedly gave Kwon a high-five and said appreciatively.

"I think we'll continue to argue about this topic endlessly, so let's end this topic. Lin Yun'er said while opening the potato chips she bought yesterday.

"Taeyeon, when are they coming over to join us?" Li Zehan, who felt that what Lin Yun'er said made sense, decisively changed the topic.

"If nothing happens, we'll be able to see them when we get back to the hotel at the end of our trip tonight. Cui Xiuying immediately gave the answer.

"It's nice, at least to be able to get around Kingston before Tych and I go back. Li Zehan nodded and said.

"Do you and Ernie really want to go back so soon?" asked Sunny, reluctantly.

"You've asked me this question almost ten times, and the answer is still the same. Li Zehan said helplessly.

"What if Section Chief Jin is willing to give you two or three more days off?" Cui Xiuying said mysteriously.

"If the section chief is really willing to give him a vacation, I can consider staying for an extra day or two. Li Zehan groaned and said.

"Then you can stay for a day or two, I successfully helped you get an extra two days of vacation with the signed album and photos of the company's junior girl group Red Velvet. Cui Xiuying took out her mobile phone and found out the information about her 'secret' transaction with Kim Ji-woong, and said as if offering a treasure.

"Our section chief is really completely abandoned by his own discipline. Li Zehan twitched the corner of his mouth and said.

"That's a good thing, isn't it, if Section Chief Jin and us will have a temperate exercise, you can't be so easy. Cui Xiuying said disapprehantly.

"That's just as well. Li Zehan said with the same feeling.

I got two more days off, so I had to re-plan it.

However, they had to wait until they reached the destination and discussed it with Kim Tae-hee and the others, so Li Zehan and the others ended the topic for the time being and talked about other things.