Chapter 19: Chasing the Aurora (Part II)
December 17, 2017, morning.
Because last night, Lin Xi and Kim Taeyeon had already discussed that from tonight, they would start chasing the aurora.
So while there is still half a day left, Kim Taeyeon plans to take a good look at some attractions in the city. For example, take a walk around this street and see the cultural customs here.
Then I don't know if it was because I took a ride directly yesterday, and I didn't pay much attention to the shops on both sides. It wasn't until the two of them took to the streets that they found that the streets of the city were lined with restaurants, shops and bars, just like the lights of Paris.
However, this is also an exaggeration, although there are many restaurants, bars and shops in the small town, but they can only be regarded as the county level, and Paris is a bit big.
And compared to these shops, Kim Taeyeon is more interested in the sky of Tromsø. Because it is a day of polar night, there is no sun, but it is not all night, so the whole sky is dyed a very blue hue. At first glance, it's really amazing.
"The people who live here are very lucky. ”
After raising her phone and taking a few photos with a few clicks, Kim Taeyeon looked back at Lin Xi, "What do you think?" ”
"Well, such a topic cannot be put on us. Just like many people envy your identity, but how can they know how much pressure and missing out on your identity. I don't know if I was a little emotionally dyed by the sky above my head, but Lin Xi's answer made Kim Taeyeon silent for a while.
After that, he smiled slightly, and looked at the quiet man next to him with a very low look, "Yes, I missed a lot." ”
Walking and walking, the two also slowly came to one of the city's landmarks, the Arctic Cathedral. The building is designed in the shape of a snow-capped mountain, and it is the northernmost cathedral. Unfortunately, the church is only open in the afternoon in the winter and all daylight in the summer.
So Lin Xi and Kim Taeyeon just took a few photos of the church outside and turned away.
Later, the two went to the Polar Museum not far away, and after shopping, it was already noon. I didn't have the idea of going on, so I reflexively returned to the hotel, and after having lunch, I went back to my room and packed up my things.
Because after a while, the two of them will officially embark on this journey to Tromsø to chase the aurora.
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The multicolored Aurora, wonderful and psychedelic, mysterious and brilliant, it is the most beautiful fairy tale in your dreams, satisfying all your fantasies about light. Of course, it may take a great deal of effort to witness its light in a moment. Because you can't guess where it's going to appear, you can't predict it, you can't control it.
But no matter how many difficulties you go through, when it appears before your eyes, you will find that it is all worth it. Endless anticipation and waiting, just for the most wonderful light.
And such a light is the aurora.
"I'm looking forward to it, I'm looking forward to it. ”
From the hotel, Kim Taeyeon and Lim Hee got into a rented car and drove towards the outside of Tromsø.
Thankfully, there hasn't been any snow here lately, so although the road is still not easy to walk, it is much more comfortable than walking through a snowstorm.
As for how Lin Xi and Kim Taeyeon chased the aurora, now the answer is out. Neither of them chose the options discussed last night, but found a more comfortable and free way to do it. That's renting a car and driving to chase the Northern Lights.
Anyway, for the appearance of the aurora, although the two don't have much experience. But what era is it now, the age of the Internet. As long as you pay more attention to the information sent by the Aurora Observatory here in Tromsø, you should not be wrong. And in order to make up for the fact that the two of them are outsiders, Lin Xi even rented an experienced local to act as a tour guide for himself, and he didn't need to be a driver or do anything, just give him a car, let him take the lead for himself and Kim Taeyeon, and then send the two of them where the aurora will appear.
It is precisely because of this preparation that Lin Xi now dares to sit in the driver's seat of the car and carry Kim Taeyeon to start the most dreamy journey of chasing light in his life in this strange white country.
So after listening to Kim Taeyeon's excited voice of anticipation, he laughed, "Don't worry, you just saw it, and the observatory also said that today's aurora index is very high." If nothing else, we will be able to see the aurora tonight. ”
"Well, I'm so excited right now. Next to him, Kim Taeyeon in the co-pilot has been fiddling with the camera in her hand repeatedly, and the excited expression and smile on her face can't be hidden at all.
"Excited, how excited?" Lin Xi next to him was also chasing the aurora for the first time, saying that he was not excited, it must be false. So after listening to Kim Taeyeon's words, he also subconsciously asked, "Were you excited when I confessed to you back then?"
Then as soon as these words came out, Lin Xi had the urge to give himself a slap. It's so decent, why do you mention this?
The result was obvious, Kim Taeyeon, who was still very excited, excited, and looking forward to it, and her spirit fell most of the time at once, but the smile still filled her face, and she also replied, "It must be more exciting than then, because I was also scared by you at that time, and I didn't feel any excitement at all." ”
Yes, it's just full of sweetness and emotion.
"Ah, that's right, now that I think about it, I don't know where I got the courage to confess to you like that. After feeling that there was not much difference in the atmosphere, Lin Xi breathed a sigh of relief. Then, according to Kim Taeyeon's answer, I thought about myself at that time and smiled.
At this time, a sudden thought surrounded Kim Taeyeon's body, "If you were asked to go back to the past from the present, would you still make that choice?" ”
"Now?" Lin Xi next to him was slightly stunned, and glanced sideways at the little man next to him.
"yes, now. Nodding, Kim Taeyeon continued, "Isn't it a breakup now, and I am quite curious about the answer to this question after the breakup." ”
At this time, the car had already swayed out of the city and came to the lake in the suburbs. Here, apart from the occasional street lamp, there is only a dark picture ahead. So much so that the bright light in the car suddenly dimmed, and the expressions between the two were also hidden in it.
After pondering for a while, Lin Xi glanced at the mobile phone hanging in front of him, and found that the car had come to the first position given to them by the tour guide, so he slowly stopped the car, and replied, "If nothing else, I will." ”
"Why? Even though you know such a result, do you still want to wade into this troubled water?" Kim Taeyeon bit her lip and continued to ask.
Turning his head, because of the headlights in front of him, the expression of half of Lin Xi's face was suddenly imprinted into Kim Taeyeon's eyes. Not silence, nor calm, but a silent smile, "I can't even have a picture worth remembering in the future between you and you." If that's the case, I'm not reconciled. ”
I'm not reconciled.
These 4 words, if a heavy hammer hammered Kim Taeyeon's heart hard. Let her suffocate for a few moments.
"Let's go, get out of the car and have a look. This is the first place that the uncle's tour guide gave us, and he probably continued to look for a place. After finishing speaking, Lin Xi did not hesitate, directly turned on the overhead headlights of the modified car, and only then opened the car door and walked down after illuminating the dark lake with a white color.
However, when Lin Xi got out of the car, he realized that they were not the first people to arrive nearby, and there were already several groups of people waiting not far away. Seeing this, Lin Xi also asked Kim Taeyeon to wait in the car for a while, and then walked towards the other party.
After inquiry, it turned out that they were also tourists who came here to chase the aurora, but in addition to them, there were some people who had gone farther away. Because compared to this side of the suburbs, the aurora on the other side of the wasteland will be more magnificent.
Later, when they asked if there would be an aurora tonight, they were also very excited and said that there was a 7 or 8 percent possibility.
So just like that, Lin Xi also called Kim Taeyeon out of the car.
"What's the matter, what did you just talk to them about? ”
Although he was sitting in the car, Kim Taeyeon still saw what Lin Xi did just now.
"I was asking about Aurora and they said it was not unlikely. However, when viewed here, it is still not as magnificent as the scene in the snowy wilderness. But let's wait a while, it's still early anyway, so I'm not in a hurry to get out. While speaking, Lin Xi also removed the camera's tripod from the back seat, then propped it up next to the car, and after pressing the camera, he began to adjust the camera's index.
After listening to Lin Xi's answer, Kim Taeyeon also looked around with some excitement. Although Lin Xi had turned off the headlights at this time, under the background of the snow, this unlit lake was not dark, and his eyes could see the surrounding trees, distant houses and footprints on the ground after adapting to it.
And in the distant city, there are still some lights projected.
A few minutes later, Lin Xi, who had set up the camera, also did it with Kim Taeyeon on the trunk of the car. There, there is a resting platform that has been modified from this car. Sit on the warm cushion, turn on the kettle next to you, and drink the hot water, waiting for the aurora to appear in this dark snow. Not to mention, the experience is extremely high.
While waiting, the two also met a local student who was skiing at night. Curious, Lin Xi and Kim Taeyeon also chatted with each other for a while. At the same time, Kim Taeyeon even asked him if he could see clearly when skiing in the middle of the night, and was it dangerous?
However, the other party's answer made Lin Xi and Kim Taeyeon embarrassed, and a 'no problem, it's very simple', which made the two completely convinced.
After watching the student leave, Lin Xi also had an impulse to try the other party's night skiing. As soon as he said it, he was glared at by Kim Taeyeon next to him, "No, what are you kidding?" I grew up here, a native of Norway. Skiing or something, it's become instinct for a long time. What about you, who didn't even know what snow looked like for more than ten years, thought about skiing at night. Let's think about this after learning normal skiing first. ”
After speaking, he seemed to feel that he had said something wrong, and corrected, "No, even if you learn it, you can't go, it's a big night, what if something happens." ”
"Okay. Although they broke up, in the face of such Kim Taeyeon, Lin Xi still showed a very obedient expression. After smiling on his face, he crooked the corners of his mouth, picked up the hot water bottle and drank a mouthful of warm hot water.
Kim Taeyeon, who finished saying what she had just said, finally realized what she had just done and what she had just done. The little face was hot at first, and then happy again.
After that, the two waited by the lake for more than half an hour, but still found no trace of the aurora. Of course, while waiting, they didn't do nothing. For example, in such a background, Lin Xi, who is the photographer, still took many beautiful photos of model Kim Taeyeon.
And what satisfies him the most is the photo of Kim Taeyeon looking up at the starry sky.
The two people who waited for so long and didn't meet the aurora also received the information from the tour guide again, and the location also sent the next location. So the two hurriedly packed the trunk, put the camera tripod back in the back seat, got into the car and continued to move towards the snowy wilderness.
It's just that when I go to the next destination, I don't know if it's a mistake or what. The car actually passed through a cemetery, but what was very unusual was that when Lin Xi and Kim Taeyeon saw the pictures next to the car, they didn't have a trace of fear in their hearts. I don't know if the light blue starry sky of the Arctic Circle gave them a very calm state of mind or what, in this snowy field that is already midnight, even if they encounter such a situation, there is no fear, only a pure smile.
The car continued to drive towards the inland snowfield, and the time passed step by step towards the middle of the night, and the positioning given by the tour guide showed that the two had already come to the fourth.
But even so, Lim-seo and Kim Tae-yeon never had the idea of giving up. Because the people who come here to chase the aurora believe in such a sentence very much.
That is: don't give up, what if a miracle happens?!
And this sentence, the tour guide uncle also said it very heroically in the phone call with Lin Xi. When she heard this sentence at that time, Kim Taeyeon subconsciously set her eyes on Lin Xi, who was communicating with the tour guide uncle next to her.
Really, is there a miracle?