After spending a Christmas that was different from previous years, Shi Lei and Laura began to enjoy the comfortable two-person world during the holiday.

This morning, the two brought all the things to eat, drink and use, as well as warm jackets, and drove a more comfortable black dragon to the destination of the famous Big Bear Lake in the United States.

Located about 100 miles east of Los Angeles, Big Bear Lake is a recreational attraction in the Greater Los Angeles area with different characteristics in all four seasons.

Every year on Thanksgiving, it becomes one of the busiest ski resorts in the United States, and it is also one of the most important places to promote snowboarding, and it is still a place where many world-class snowboarders grow and improve.

Fortunately, there was no snow today, and Shi Lei drove the Black Dragon SUV to reach the Big Bear Lake along the Guò Mountain Road. If it snows, the staff will not be able to enter without snow chains.

Shi Lei had already booked a cabin for rent to tourists in a small town by the lake, and he and Laura were the two of them, so he asked for a wooden house with all the facilities but few rooms.

After putting away some of the mutton and other ingredients I had prepared, I saw that it was already noon. No way, Barbara is more than 100 miles west of Los Angeles and Big Bear Lake is to the east, so it took nearly three hours to get there.

Shi Lei simply took Laura to a restaurant not far away to settle lunch. Of course, this is recommended by Laura, a female ticket who is also a foodie.

She and Colin had been to Big Bear Lake several times before, and Laura had eaten all of the few restaurants here. Shi Lei believes in Laura's ability to choose restaurants. The previous recommendations were very satisfactory.

After enjoying lunch satisfactorily, the two returned to the cabin to rest for a while, and in the afternoon, they took all the things and went straight to the Snow Peak Ski Resort on the mountain. There are more than 27 kilometers of ski trails there, as well as simple and fun swimming tubing slopes, which are also more suitable for Shi Lei, a first-time skier.

There is also a ski resort called Snow Valley nearby, but there are too many people there, and it is also some distance from Big Bear Lake, and it is not as convenient as returning to the wooden house as Snow Peak, so Shi Lei, a lazy guy, of course chose Snow Peak.

On the way, I also passed by a zoo called Moon Mountain. There are many local wildlife such as black bears, foxes and cougars, and many children stop by. However, Shi Lei and Laura had basically seen these animals in the ranch, so they didn't go in to join in the fun.

When they arrived at the ski resort, Shi Lei and Laura went to play a few projects that did not require basic knowledge. For example, there is a block and a swimming tube ski. Especially swimming tube skiing, the two had a lot of fun.

First, the two sat together in a big swimming circle and rowed it again. Then everyone began to gather people, and a lot of people were going to skate together, and in the end, more than 60 people were organized to slide together, which was definitely a rare experience.

After playing all these simple but fun activities, Shi Lei and Laura took the rented ski equipment and ran to the practice slope together on the gondola.

Laura is a skiing veteran, and Shi Lei is definitely a new newcomer, but Shi Lei is still very confident in his balance, and this modified body has given too many surprises. I believe that this time it will definitely be able to brighten people's eyes.

"Yes, put your feet in this position and get your balance right." Laura is very serious in guiding Shi Lei's various basic movements for skiing.

"Good. Aren't you very quick to master, haven't you really learned to ski before? Laura was a little surprised by Shi Lei's appearance, it seems that Shi Lei is really an athletic genius.

"I really haven't studied it before. It's fast because I'm a genius, huh. Shi Lei deliberately stinked in front of Laura.

"Isn't your hometown in the north, I thought about the last time I went there and saw a ski resort there, since you are interested in this sport. Why didn't you practice it? ”

Laura went to China during the summer vacation, but she followed Shi Lei and them to visit a lot of scenic spots in her hometown. Not far from Shi Lei's home in China, there is indeed a ski resort, just a little north of Shi Lei's hometown.

"I'm lazy." Shi Lei replied very confidently.

The family didn't want to go skiing, Shi Lei, a bit of a homely and lazy guy, of course, just thought about it and wouldn't put it into action.

Laura was a little confused by Shi Lei's words, and when she reacted to Shi Lei's meaning, she had to smile wordlessly and shook her head helplessly.

"Well, I think that's pretty much the way you can learn that, and you have to really get on the slopes yourself to master more skiing skills."

In order to prevent herself from being angry with Shi Lei's scoundrel appearance, Laura decisively ended teaching, and by the way, she secretly saved the meaning of seeing Shi Lei's jokes, she hadn't fallen a few times, how could she be considered learning to ski.

After listening to Laura's words, Shi Lei used two snow poles to stabilize his body and pushed himself out with a little effort. The slope of the dedicated practice slope is not very large, and it is relatively flat, which is very suitable for beginners like Shi Lei to practice basic movements.

Shi Lei first tried to slide down a few times smoothly, and only after feeling that it was almost enough to increase his speed slowly, he slowly increased his speed, and after feeling more confident, he began to practice turning, shifting the center of gravity and how to brake.

Although Laura wanted to see the joke, she was still very intimate and followed Shi Lei to slide down, so that she could provide necessary help and guidance at any time.

Shi Lei's expression made Laura happy and disappointed, Shi Lei lived up to Laura's teachings, and mastered all kinds of action essentials very well, and it seemed to be like doing it.

Although there were several cases of physical imbalance, Shi Lei's super physical essence still allowed him to keep his image and successfully survive the crisis, without performing the trick of flattening the sand and falling geese backwards in public.

The unique experience of skiing has allowed Shi Lei to find a new direction of effort, and the hidden spirit of reluctance to admit defeat has made Shi Lei work hard to urge himself to progress.

In the days before New Year's Day, Shi Lei and Laura have been staying in the cabin by the lake. Experience the fun of skiing while enjoying the transcendent life of a quiet town.

In the past few days of practice, Shi Lei has slowly changed from a brand new rookie. has become a half-pulled veteran who is proficient in various techniques, and the surprise caused to Laura is no small one.

Laura only knew that Shi Lei was very athletic before, but after all, she didn't witness Shi Lei's progress bit by bit, and her feelings were not so profound.

This learning speed is not only surprising. It's just desperate.

Here, Shi Lei and Laura also met several young couples who traveled together. After Shi Lei generously invited the other party to have a barbecue, the two quickly became friends.

Shi Lei took out all the mutton gods and horses brought from the pasture, so he naturally conquered these guys very lightly.

It wasn't until New Year's Day was about to usher in that Shi Lei and Laura ended this ski trip to Big Bear Lake. Pack up your things, drive the black dragon, and rush back all the way.

The next stop is L.A's Universal Studios, Shi Lei wants to participate in this year's countdown carnival with Laura, so he rushed back early, and after showing his VIP ticket that he had already set, Shi Lei just accompanied Laura to enjoy the carnival.

Because VIP tickets also include valet parking, you can also receive a souvenir after the end of the party, and these are only 100 dollars per car. It's a great deal.

After handing over the car and a little tip to the staff in charge of parking, Shi Lei and Laura leisurely strolled around the various attractions in the park while approaching the 5 tower area, one of the four major performance venues.

along the way. In addition to the distinctive attractions, all kinds of snacks are also constant, and when the two of them walked to the performance venue, their stomachs were already full, and their hands were full of all kinds of things ready to be used for supper and snacks, and they began to look forward to the start of the performance with the audience next to them.

9 p.m. The show officially began. Several well-known singers take turns to perform on stage, interspersed with circus performances. There are also world-renowned DJs who have been adjusting the atmosphere on the spot, and the live music has been going on until the countdown, and there are all kinds of candies that you can't eat to send the sweetness of the New Year.

At the most exciting moment, everyone counts down together, and when the people's feelings are at their highest, the New Year's bell is accompanied by fireworks in the sky, reflecting the New Year's sky together, and the new year begins.

Coming out of Universal Studios, the excited two were still a little immersed in the excitement and did not ease up, so under Laura's suggestion, the two completely ignored the fatigue and ran to Pasadia again.

On the first day of the new year, a rose parade is held in Times Square, which is named after the New Year's countdown. It is a tradition that has been passed down for more than 100 years and is one of the calling cards of the city.

The Los Angeles Rose Parade originally originated as a local hunting club (1890). Midi is a country of immigrants, and California is even more of an immigrant state, the original residents are mostly from the cold regions of the East and Midwest, when places like New York are covered in snow and ice, California is in full bloom and orange trees are about to bear fruit.

To celebrate their new home and show the world their Canaan land, California's new residents began the Rose Parade and it has gone from strength to strength.

The original organizers also promised God that they would never hold a parade of floats on Sunday, January 1, so as not to interfere with Sunday worship, and if the New Year falls on a Sunday, the procession will be held the following day, January 2. They also prayed to God that it would never rain on New Year's Day!

Throughout its 125-year history, only the 2006 parade was rainy, and that year's parade coincided with January 2nd! God's mind is so unpredictable!

It was still early in the morning when the two arrived, but the streets were already filled with all kinds of people waiting, from family-loving people who had set up tents to simply grab a deck chair and start waiting here.

In anticipation, the parade finally began, and this year's theme was "Inspiring Stories".

A variety of people and bands dressed in uniform costumes, accompanied by their own ingenious floats, formed a phalanx full of stories, and walked calmly in front of everyone.

Finally watched this beautiful float parade, and after the initial excitement passed, exhaustion kept hitting the two of them. For the safety of the two, Shi Lei simply found a local hotel to stay.

It's not close to the ranch, so fatigue driving is terrible. (To be continued) R655