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Unforgettable Five Days Trip to Canada

After one decade, I couldn't imagine I had a chance to go back Canada again. This time, it is indeed grateful to be able to stop by the famous Niagara Falls, where I never visited before. Even though I have only stopped there for thirty minutes, that gave me enough time to capture some wonderful scenes from an observation deck linked with the side of the U.S. by the Rainbow Bridge. I couldn't help writing down below words.

一别枫国十余载，重回旧地一日览。

离时黔首尚红颜，归来花发显苍容。

当年洒泪惜离别，今朝无泪别样情。

Our destination is Brantford city, a small city in Ontario, Canada. This time, I was totally stuck in hotel room because my husband was busy with his five days meeting and he didn’t have any time to bring me to visit any places, especially Toronto, which is dozens of miles away from the Brantford. I became a caged bird and looked at the back yard through the glass door. It's beautiful here in May. Spring was just coming, but it was still cool. Green grass covered the ground just like a green carpet. Three pine trees were situated on the center of yard. They hugged together and presented a monster umbrella. A cute squirrel was so active that caught my whole attention. He sometimes climbed up the trees and sometimes dropped from pine trees and danced on the grass carpet to look for nuts. I tried to open the door to take a picture, but it was too tight to open.

In order to kill time, I sit on the couch and opened my iPad starting writing articles on my blog. Since I have been working on a book, I have had less time to take care of my blog for one year, though I have written a lot of diaries. Taking this opportunity, I uploaded seven of them on my blog to share them with others.

Time seems went fast by doing this. No sooner than my husband went back, I could be able to go outside of room for breathing in fresh air. I found only several buildings around us. This was Canada: widespread green field, blue sky and less population. I didn’t find more difference between Canada and USA. The little difference was that the water and air here are more pure and fresher than in Houston Texas. The temperature here was lower than in Houston, but I used to this kind of weather. Heating system was working very well. I never felt cold here instead of in Houston the air conditioner is working too hard to stand the cold room temperature. So I actually liked Canada more than America.

The TV programs here even were more interesting than USA. The culture background decided that. For example, discovery Channel showed a program named “how is made”. I had watched the stories how high mighty machine to work in mine sites and how workers to do maintenance in a workshop. I was attracted by those amazing machines because I was working on mining equipment engineering field. Other channels also more educational and richer culture than USA. If you want to learn more, you may take opportunity to visit Canada. Hurry up and you can find a lot of majestic things.    

After Five days stay there, we left Brantford and ready to go home. We drove to the buffalo airport along Lake Ontario. The lake looked very unusual, dirty water surrounding the big lake. I could not be able to figure out why, but I remembered the appearance of Lake Michigan seemed to be same during spring every year. Just leaving this question to geologists, we had to be hurry in case missing our airplane. We went through the US costume house smoothly after everyone answered the question asked by an officer, “Which country citizenship are you?” That question was so funny since we showed him our passport. However, this was the routine rule. We understood it. The officer was so nice that we felt America indeed is our country.

The buffalo airport was very impressed us. It was very new and modern one and passengers were less than any other airports I have visited so far. The TSA agents at security check station impressed me much more. They were so kind, friendly and gentle that I didn’t feel I was passing the security check.  At the corner of waiting lobby we found a quiet place from there we could be able to look at the field from a huge observation window. There only my husband and I took the seats. We chose that quiet place for my husband‘s telephone meeting. He was a busy guy. Even waiting for the airplane, he had kept an eye on his business issue. He also was an optimistic man. Since I got priority to board, he was allowed to go with me together, which saved his energy much more. He joked he was a special person.  

But thing was not always going like I expected, when we boarded on the airplane first, I suddenly was fallen down due to my husband touching my back unexpectedly. Two flight attendants run to me and asked series of questions, such as what was going on for me, any long distance travel before boarding and if I need water. My husband told them that I had soft legs and was not able to walk long distance. I comforted them that I was Ok and no bigger problem. After making sure that I didn't not hurt badly, they left. After several hours, the airplane arrived at the Houston airport. When waiting for shuttle bus, we met them again. They waved to us and seemed to say goodbye, have a safe trip and take care. What the nice ladies they were! They offered a helping hand when they were able. They tried to do what made me happy and made me comfortable. I really appreciated what they did for me.

My trip finally got the end. That was a nice trip. I also recognize that the greatest gift I need to give myself and my family is a healthy body. I must do more to take a good care of myself because my body is the only place I have to live in. Taking an interesting trip may spend a lot of money, but it can help me to stay happy and improve my healthy conditions. Just be aware that it is even more expensive to be sick. I will try to take any opportunities to travel everywhere as much as I can with the help of my husband for making a happy and healthy life.