Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo were chatting with some Malaysian friends while waiting for the organ. On the first night, they were really excited. Especially Yunluo, who couldn't sit still at all. He went out for a while and then went back in. Those Malaysian friends laughed at Yunluo and said that Yunluo was too nervous. How could he not be nervous? This was Yunluo's first time to see the aurora! Nalan Shiqi was much calmer and ate a lot of midnight snacks. The Malaysian friends even asked with concern, "Did you not eat enough at noon?"

Finally, finally, around 10 o'clock, the aurora began to appear in the sky, a few wisps that were not very clear, but with a slight green color. They were not static, but moved a little, and then disappeared after a while. Yunluo kept staring at the sky, feeling so expectant and excited.

But later I realized that this kind of laser really doesn't count as a burst! So, I didn't manage to take many pictures.

Today's schedule seems full, but it's actually not very tight. Yunluo has gotten used to her leisurely self on vacation.

Yellowknife was once famous for the gold rush. In the 1990s, diamond mines were discovered here, which gave the city the reputation of "the diamond capital of North America". The city of Yellowknife is divided into two parts: the new town and the old town. The new town certainly has some urban feel, with buildings and clean and spacious driveways, but for first-time visitors, the old town is obviously more popular. Walking in the local old town, the colorful old buildings left over from the gold mining era come into view, reminiscent of the history of everyone's crazy gold rush.

Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo stopped at the earliest bank in the city. Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo walked around in Oldtown. Although Yellowknife is small, it has a clear division of Oldtown. But don't imagine how big it is. It is just a village, a village where the aboriginals live, and a large area of ​​bungalows.

Oldtown is surprisingly quiet at some times, and there are few pedestrians. It is amazing. You can find a lot of relevant travel information here. It will be very helpful for future trips.

There are many Yellowknife souvenirs for sale here. You can choose what you are interested in. For example, Yunluo likes the stone man with the words "Welcome". In fact, Yunluo also wanted to buy a pair of Aboriginal shoes, but he gave up thinking that they were not very useful.

Northern Frontier Visitors Centre is the visitor centre of the northern border. You can get a "visited here" certificate for 2 Canadian dollars. There are also small souvenirs from Yellowknife.

Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Center is well-known in the Northwest. It houses more than 100,000 exhibits, including countless Northwest animal and plant specimens and historical and geographical relics. It fully displays the history and culture of the Northwest Territories, and records the development and prosperity of Yellowknife. Admission to the museum is free, so those who want to learn about the Northwest should not miss it.

To be honest, Yunluo is not particularly interested in visiting a museum, but Yunluo enjoys the knowledge he has learned in the museum. There is also a cafe in the museum, so that visitors can have a place to rest while visiting. Yunluo likes the coffee here the most.

If you are interested, you can even try on their aboriginal costumes... It is really worth going to learn more about the aboriginal culture. It perfectly displays the traditional rituals and lifestyles of the local Indians and the changes in the lives of the community after the discovery of gold and diamond mines.

The tennis racket-like thing is the traditional snowshoe in the Northwest. You can experience this kind of snowshoe in the Northwest in winter. Step on this big snowshoe and "run" on the snow. Come on a different skiing trip.

There are many different exhibition areas in the museum, such as the ecological area, the aboriginal cultural area, etc. In the museum, you can learn about the life and culture of the local people and have a better understanding of Yellowknife, such as the history of mining and aviation. The museum collects cultural relics and archives of the entire province, as well as physical specimens of wild animals, such as musk oxen, Arctic wolves and Arctic hares.

If you like this city, then it is worth spending some time to get to know Yellowknife. This unique cone-shaped small tent is very common in the Northwest. This is the traditional tent here---teepee. Camp here to watch the stars in the summer. In the winter, sit around the fireplace in the tent, drink hot chocolate, eat snacks, and watch the aurora ~ Wow, it's so comfortable~

The itinerary for this day was also very simple, because Yellowknife is really too small. It only took a short walk to finish the tour. This diamond center was part of the itinerary, because the Canadian Tourism Bureau gave Yunluo a small diamond in return. Haha, isn't it exciting? Yunluo got it in exchange for a poem. This is another story, and Yunluo will talk about it separately if there is time later.

Yellowknife is not only known as the "Aurora Capital of the World". It is also known as the "Diamond Capital of North America". There are incredible diamond resources in the glacial relics tens of thousands of years ago! Friends who come to the Northwest for tourism, how about choosing a diamond as a souvenir? In fact, Yunluo has heard about the diamond production in Canada for a long time, because he heard friends talk about it a long time ago, but Yunluo didn't know it was in such a place in advance. It was in Yellowknife.

With the development of the diamond industry in the Canadian Arctic, Yellowknife has become the real "Diamond Capital of North America". There is a diamond center in Yellowknife, which is run by a Hong Kong woman from China. In the front are diamond sales, diamond cultural walls, diamond video archives, and in the back is a diamond processing factory.

After listening to the staff's explanation, Yunluo realized that real Canadian diamonds, from mining, cutting to polishing, must be completed in Canada, so they are more valuable and rare. In order to ensure that all diamonds produced are completely domestic products, Canada first launched a government certification program. It allows tracking the entire process of Canadian diamond production: mining, cutting, polishing, design, retail, etc., to ensure customers that every process takes place in Canada. All Canadian diamond dealers certified by the Canadian government have a "Canadian Diamond Certification Certificate."

The Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada is located in the North Slavey region of the Northwest Territories of Canada, about 300 kilometers from Yellowknife. The mine now produces 8 million carats (1,600 kilograms) of diamonds per year and is one of the most famous diamond production mines in Canada and even in the world.

This diamond center is not as grand and spectacular as some domestic exhibition institutions, and it is also very small. There will be a display of diamond craftsmanship in the hall, several counters selling diamonds on site, a cultural display wall, and a photo studio.

Later, Yunluo found other information about Canadian diamonds from the guide.

The entire process from diamond mining to cutting and polishing with advanced equipment is carried out in the Northwest Territories to ensure that all Polar Bear diamonds are 100% Canadian diamonds certified by the government. In addition, each diamond has a unique pattern that acts like a fingerprint to identify authenticity.

Polar Glacier Diamonds is one of the major brands that uses the 5C standard. Mined in Canada’s Northwest Territories, it has an additional NWT certification and Gemprint to ensure authenticity. These diamonds are marked with a maple leaf, as well as a government certification number.

Maple Leaf Diamonds are mined at Ekati, Canada's first diamond mine, in the exciting Northwest Territories. Each crystal has a maple leaf laser mark and tracking number to ensure its authenticity from rough crystal to finished product.

In order to promote Canadian Arctic diamonds, the Northwest Territories government also provides certificates for diamonds mined and cut in the territory. Walking out of the diamond center, I walked on the street. Today is my last night here.

Yellowknife is full of autumn, with yellowing leaves and stylish houses. Walking on the streets, you will feel like you are in a painting. Rather than a city, it is more like a beautiful town, where every tree and stone seem to be telling the story of the town.

Several main streets make up the downtown of Yellowknife, where government agencies, banks, supermarkets, and commercial centers are concentrated. A few bus routes connect various parts of the city.

I always feel at ease walking on this small street. I really wonder how many people there are in this city. It is always so quiet. This is what a peaceful little world should be like.

There are not many cars and pedestrians on the street. It is a very leisurely small city. A photo with my dear Vida. Tonight is the last night I see the aurora in the city. I had great expectations, but I was so disappointed.

At noon, they had lunch at a Vietnamese restaurant. Yunluo ordered pork chop rice, while Nalan Shiqi ordered rice noodles, and it was obvious that his was better than Yunluo's.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

This restaurant is run by a Chinese, probably from Hong Kong, but the chef is from Vietnam. Because Yellowknife doesn't have as many spices as Vietnamese food. It's already pretty good that the chef can make it like this. When Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo went there, there were many foreign tourists dining here.

This pier is really not very big, it can only berth 3 or 5 planes at most. You can drive an armored car or take a seaplane from Yellowknife to Trout Rock Island where Enodah Wilderness Lodge is located. It is a bit far to drive, but it only takes about 15 minutes to take a seaplane. Moreover, you can also see the beautiful scenery of the Great Angry Lake by taking a seaplane. In autumn, the colors are clearly layered, which is a very beautiful scenery, but all this is based on your ability to overcome the various troubles caused by seaplane airsickness.

In autumn, the colors are richer and the scenery is more spectacular. In winter, you can drive an armored vehicle directly on the ice road of Great Slave Lake, which is also the best way to enter Enodah Wilderness Lodge in winter. Yunluo really wants to choose winter when he comes next time to experience the feeling of charging forward in an armored vehicle.

Yunluo is a little bit airsick, and his hands were a little shaky when taking photos, but otherwise it was fine. It took about ten minutes to take a seaplane from Yellowknife Huangdao City to Lynx Cottage on Enodah Island. You can overlook the Great Slave Lake from high above, with tiny islands dotted among them, all with different levels of green. The lake and islands meeting each other is also a very special beauty. If the glass of the small plane was cleaner, the photos would be clearer.

Seen from the sky, the Great Slave Lake is truly a place without humans. The unspoiled primitiveness and desolation are astonishing.

The origin of the name of Great Slave Lake. It was named after the Indian tribes that once lived on the shore of the lake. These Indian tribes were driven to the northern region by the Cree Indians and were called "slaves" by them. The lake near where they lived was also called Great Slave Lake.

I read in a travel guide before that when you come to the vast Northwest, the only way to fully appreciate the beauty of the Northwest is to take a small plane and fly around in the sky: dense forests, endless wilderness, sapphire-like lakes, criss-crossing waterways... Everything is so spectacular that it can only be seen from a high place. So what are you waiting for? Fasten your seat belt and soar into the sky!

Arriving at Enodah Wilderness Lodge, all the staff lined up to welcome us, so enthusiastic. They also took a group photo of Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo. From then on, Nalan Shiqi, Yunluo and the two couples from Malayxi became good friends. Later, they warmly invited Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo to Kuala Lumpur. Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo have always kept in touch, and Yunluo welcomes them to visit China at any time.

After simply packing their luggage, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo went into Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo's room. The owner of Enodah Wilderness Lodge is Regner, a super interesting big oppa! He is passionate, romantic, and very humorous! He almost moved the extreme romantic spirit of Europeans to the other side of the earth. In this icy and snowy place, he built a paradise. Regner came all the way from Sweden and opened this hostel with some friends. However, there are also claims that she got the right to use the land and build a house because she married an aboriginal woman, but they later divorced. Enodah Wilderness Lodge (Chinese name is Lynx House) Chinese people are more keen on this name. (To be continued...)